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Next she produced several packets of herbs and powders and began adding a portion of each to the contents of the kettle. Occasionally she would draw near the candle and read from a yellow paper the recipe of the mess she was concocting. NEXT SHE PRODUCED SEVERAL PACKETS OF HERBS AND POWDERS AND BEGAN ADDING A PORTION OF EACH TO THE CONTENTS OF THE KETTLE OCCASIONALLY SHE WOULD DRAW NEAR THE CANDLE AND READ FROM A YELLOW PAPER THE RECIPE OF THE MESS SHE WAS CONCOCTING
te to do any evil thing. They entered the house. It was a round, domeshaped structure, as are nearly all the farm houses in the Land of Oz. Mombi bade the boy light a candle, while she put her basket in a cupboard and hung her cloak on a peg. Tip obeyed quickly, for he was afraid of her. After the candle had been lighted Mombi ordered him to build a fire in the hearth, and while Tip was thus engaged the old woman ate her supper. When the flames began to crackle the boy came to her and asked a share of the bread and cheese; but Mombi refused him. “I’m hungry!” said Tip, in a sulky tone. “You won’t be hungry long,” replied Mombi, with a grim look. The boy didn’t like this speech, for it sounded like a threat; but he happened to remember he had nuts in his pocket, so he cracked some of those and ate them while the woman rose, shook the crumbs from her apron, and hung above the fire a small black kettle. Then she measured out equal parts of milk and vinegar and poured them into the kettle. AND WOULD NOT HESITATE TO DO ANY EVIL THING THEY ENTERED THE HOUSE IT WAS A ROUND DOME SHAPED STRUCTURE AS ARE NEARLY ALL THE FARM HOUSES IN THE LAND OF OZ MOMBY BADE THE BOY LIGHT A CANDLE WHILE SHE PUT HER BASKET IN A CUPBOARD AND HUNG HER CLOAK ON A PEG TIP OBEYED QUICKLY FOR HE WAS AFRAID OF HER AFTER THE CANDLE HAD BEEN LIGHTED MOMBY ORDERED HIM TO BUILD A FIRE IN THE HEARTH AND WHILE TIP WAS THUS ENGAGED THE OLD WOMAN ATE HER SUPPER WHEN THE FLAMES BEGAN TO CRACKLE THE BOY CAME TO HER AND ASKED A SHARE OF THE BREAD AND CHEESE BUT MUM BEY REFUSED HIM I'M HUNGRY SAID TIP IN A SULKY VOICE YOU WON'T BE HUNGRY LONG REPLIED MOWMBY WITH A GRIM LOOK THE BOY DIDN'T LIKE THIS SPEECH FOR IT SOUNDED LIKE A THREAT BUT HE HAPPENED TO REMEMBER THAT HE HAD NUTS IN HIS POCKET SO HE CRACKED SOME OF THOSE AND ATE THEM WHILE THE WOMAN ROSE SHOOK THE CRUMBS FROM HER APRON AND HUNG ABOVE THE FIRE A SMALL BLACK KETTLE THEN SHE MEASURED OUT EQUAL PARTS OF MILK AND VINEGAR AND POURED THEM INTO THE KETTLE
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