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With the point of his knife he made two round eyes, a three cornered nose, and a mouth shaped like a new moon. WITH THE POINT OF HIS KNIFE HE MADE TWO ROUND EYES A THREE CORNERED NOSE AND A MOUTH SHAPED LIKE A NEW MOON
 seized him—lie upon his back between the rows of corn and take a nap. So, by taking care not to exhaust his strength, he grew as strong and rugged as a boy may be. Mombi’s curious magic often frightened her neighbors, and they treated her shyly, yet respectfully, because of her weird powers. But Tip frankly hated her, and took no pains to hide his feelings. Indeed, he sometimes showed less respect for the old woman than he should have done, considering she was his guardian. There were pumpkins in Mombi’s corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time. But one day, after the corn had all been cut and stacked, and Tip was carrying the pumpkins to the stable, he took a notion to make a “Jack Lantern” and try to give the old woman a fright with it. [Illustration: image017] So he selected a fine, big pumpkin—one with a lustrous, orange-red color—and began carving it. WOULD OFTEN DIG IN THE GOPHER HOLES OR IF THE MOOD SEIZED HIM LIE UPON HIS BACK BETWEEN THE ROWS OF CORN AND TAKE A NAP SO BY TAKING CARE NOT TO EXHAUST HIS STRENGTH HE GREW AS STRONG AND RUGGED AS A BOY MAY BE MOMBY'S CURIOUS MAGIC OFTEN FRIGHTENED HER NEIGHBOURS AND THEY TREATED HER SHYLY YET RESPECTFULLY BECAUSE OF HER WEIRD POWERS BUT TIP FRANKLY HATED HER AND TOOK NO PAINS TO HIDE HIS FEELINGS INDEED HE SOMETIMES SHOWED LESS RESPECT FOR THE OLD WOMAN THAN HE SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING SHE WAS HIS GUARDIAN THERE WERE PUMPKINS IN MOMBEY'S CORN FIELDS LYING GOLD AND RED AMONG THE ROWS OF GREEN STALKS AND THESE HAD BEEN PLANTED AND CAREFULLY TENDED THAT THE FOUR HORNED COW MIGHT EAT OF THEM IN THE WINTER TIME BUT ONE DAY AFTER THE CORN HAD ALL BEEN CUT AND STACKED AND TIP WAS CARRYING THE PUMPKINS TO THE STABLE HE TOOK A NOTION TO MAKE A JACK LANTERN AND TRY TO GIVE THE OLD WOMAN A FRIGHT WITH IT SO HE SELECTED A FINE BIG PUMPKIN ONE WITH A LUSTROUS ORANGE RED COLOR AND BEGAN TO CARVE IT
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