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"Now, that," declared Tip, proudly, "is really a very fine man, and it ought to frighten several screeches out of old Mombi! But it would be much more lifelike if it were properly dressed." NOW THAT DECLARED TIP PROUDLY IS REALLY A VERY FINE MAN AND IT OUGHT TO FRIGHTEN SEVERAL SCREECHES OUT OF OLD MOMBY BUT IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE LIFELIKE IF IT WERE PROPERLY DRESSED
the figure up against the wall and admired it. It seemed remarkably tall, even for a full-grown man; but that was a good point in a small boy’s eyes, and Tip did not object at all to the size of his creation. Next morning, when he looked at his work again, Tip saw he had forgotten to give the dummy a neck, by means of which he might fasten the pumpkinhead to the body. So he went again to the forest, which was not far away, and chopped from a tree several pieces of wood with which to complete his work. When he returned he fastened a cross-piece to the upper end of the body, making a hole through the center to hold upright the neck. The bit of wood which formed this neck was also sharpened at the upper end, and when all was ready Tip put on the pumpkin head, pressing it well down onto the neck, and found that it fitted very well. The head could be turned to one side or the other, as he pleased, and the hinges of the arms and legs allowed him to place the dummy in any position he desired. MANNER THEN HE STOOD THE FIGURE UP AGAINST THE WALL AND ADMIRED IT IT SEEMED REMARKABLY TALL EVEN FOR A FULL GROWN MAN BUT THAT WAS A GOOD POINT IN A SMALL BOY'S EYES AND TIP DID NOT OBJECT AT ALL TO THE SIZE OF HIS CREATION NEXT MORNING WHEN HE LOOKED AT HIS WORK AGAIN TIP SAW HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO GIVE THE DUMMY A NECK BY MEANS OF WHICH HE MIGHT FASTEN THE PUMPKINHEAD TO THE BODY SO HE WENT AGAIN TO THE FOREST WHICH WAS NOT FAR AWAY AND CHOPPED FROM A TREE SEVERAL PIECES OF WOOD WITH WHICH TO COMPLETE HIS WORK WHEN HE RETURNED HE FASTENED A CROSS PIECE TO THE UPPER END OF THE BODY MAKING A HOLE THROUGH THE CENTRE TO HOLD UPRIGHT THE NECK THE BIT OF WOOD WHICH FORMED THIS NECK WAS ALSO SHARPENED AT THE UPPER END AND WHEN ALL WAS READY TIP PUT ON THE PUMPKIN HEAD PRESSING IT WELL DOWN ONTO THE NECK AND FOUND THAT IT FITTED VERY WELL THE HEAD COULD BE TURNED TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AS HE PLEASED AND THE HINGES OF THE ARMS AND LEGS ALLOWED HIM TO PLACE THE DUMMY IN ANY POSITION HE DESIRED
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