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"I wonder I didn't think of that myself," said the Pumpkinhead. "I don't," returned the Scarecrow. "You're no wiser than the rest of us, are you? But let us make a wish at once. Who will swallow the first pill?" "Suppose you do it," suggested Tip. "I can't," said the Scarecrow. "Why not? You've a mouth, haven't you?" asked the boy. "Yes; but my mouth is painted on, and there's no swallow connected with it," answered the Scarecrow. I WONDER I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT MYSELF SAID THE PUMPKINHEAD I DON'T RETURNED THE SCARECROW YOU'RE NO WISER THAN THE REST OF US ARE YOU BUT LET US MAKE A WISH AT ONCE WHO WILL SWALLOW THE FIRST PILL SUPPOSE YOU DO IT SUGGESTED TIP I CAN'T SAID THE SCARECROW WHY NOT YOU'VE A MOUTH HAVEN'T YOU ASKED THE BOY YES BUT MY MOUTH IS PAINTED ON AND THERE'S NO SWALLOW CONNECTED WITH IT ANSWERED THE SCARECROW
about counting up to the odd number of seventeen by the even numbers of twos.” “Stop! stop!” cried the Pumpkinhead. “You’re making my head ache.” “And mine,” added the Scarecrow. “Your mathematics seem to me very like a bottle of mixed pickles the more you fish for what you want the less chance you have of getting it. I am certain that if the thing can be accomplished at all, it is in a very simple manner.” “Yes,” said Tip. “old Mombi couldn’t use x’s and minuses, for she never went to school.” “Why not start counting at a half of one?” asked the Saw-Horse, abruptly. “Then anyone can count up to seventeen by twos very easily.” They looked at each other in surprise, for the Saw-Horse was considered the most stupid of the entire party. “You make me quite ashamed of myself,” said the Scarecrow, bowing low to the Saw-Horse. “Nevertheless, the creature is right,” declared the Woggle-Bug; “for twice one-half is one, and if you get to one it is easy to count from one up to seventeen by twos.” UT HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING SO FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER ABOUT COUNTING UP TO THE ODD NUMBER OF SEVENTEEN BY THE EVEN NUMBERS OF TWOS STOP STOP CRIED THE PUMPKINHEAD YOU'RE MAKING MY HEAD ACHE AND MINE ADDED THE SCARECROW YOUR MATHEMATICS SEEM TO ME VERY LIKE A BOTTLE OF MIXED PICKLES THE MORE YOU FISH FOR WHAT YOU WANT THE LESS CHANCE YOU HAVE OF GETTING IT I AM CERTAIN THAT IF THE THING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED AT ALL IT IS IN A VERY SIMPLE MANNER YES SAID TIP OLD MOMBY USED TO USE XES AND MINUSES BUT SHE NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL WHY NOT START COUNTING AT A HALF OF ONE ASKED THE SAW HORSE ABRUPTLY THEN ANYONE CAN COUNT UP TO SEVENTEEN BY TWOS VERY EASILY THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER IN SURPRISE FOR THE SAW HORSE WAS CONSIDERED THE MOST STUPID OF THE ENTIRE PARTY YOU MAKE ME QUITE ASHAMED OF MYSELF SAID THE SCARECROW BOWING LOW TO THE SAW HORSE NEVERTHELESS THE CREATURE IS RIGHT DECLARED THE WOGGLE BUG FOR TWICE ONE HALF IS DONE AND IF YOU GET TO ONE IT IS EASY TO COUNT FROM ONE UP TO SEVENTEEN BY TWOS
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