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She seemed very sweet and modest, having a pretty face and beautiful green eyes and hair. A dainty green silk skirt reached to her knees, showing silk stockings embroidered with pea pods, and green satin slippers with bunches of lettuce for decorations instead of bows or buckles. SHE SEEMED VERY SWEET AND MODEST HAVING A PRETTY FACE AND BEAUTIFUL GREEN EYES AND HAIR A DAINTY GREEN SILK SKIRT REACHED TO HER KNEES SHOWING SILK STOCKINGS EMBROIDERED WITH PEAPODS AND GREEN SATIN SLIPPERS WITH BUNCHES OF LETTUCE FOR DECORATIONS INSTEAD OF BOWS OR BUCKLES
stration: image090] “Your Majesty forgets that I cannot understand you,” replied the Pumpkinhead. “If you wish me to sit down you must make a sign for me to do so.” The Scarecrow came down from his throne and rolled an armchair to a position behind the Pumpkinhead. Then he gave Jack a sudden push that sent him sprawling upon the cushions in so awkward a fashion that he doubled up like a jackknife, and had hard work to untangle himself. “Did you understand that sign?” asked His Majesty, politely. “Perfectly,” declared Jack, reaching up his arms to turn his head to the front, the pumpkin having twisted around upon the stick that supported it. “You seem hastily made,” remarked the Scarecrow, watching Jack’s efforts to straighten himself. “Not more so than your Majesty,” was the frank reply. “There is this difference between us,” said the Scarecrow, “that whereas I will bend, but not break, you will break, but not bend.” At this moment the soldier returned leading a young girl by the hand. E SCARECROW SAID WON'T YOU TAKE A CHAIR WHILE WE'RE WAITING YOUR MAJESTY FORGETS THAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOU REPLIED THE PUMPKINHEAD IF YOU WISH ME TO SIT DOWN YOU MUST MAKE A SIGN FOR ME TO DO SO THE SCARECROW CAME DOWN FROM HIS THRONE AND ROLLED AN ARMCHAIR TO A POSITION BEHIND THE PUMPKIN HEAD THEN HE GAVE JACK A SUDDEN PUSH THAT SENT HIM SPRAWLING UPON THE CUSHIONS IN SO AWKWARD A FASHION THAT HE DOUBLED UP LIKE A JACK KNIFE AND HAD HARD WORK TO UNTANGLE HIMSELF DID YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SIGN ASKED HIS MAJESTIES POLITELY PERFECTLY DECLARED JACK REACHING UP HIS ARMS TO TURN HIS HEAD TO THE FRONT THE PUMPKIN HAVING TWISTED ROUND UPON THE STICK THAT SUPPORTED IT YOU SEEM HASTILY MADE REMARKED THE SCARECROW WATCHING JACK'S EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN HIMSELF NOT MORE SO THAN YOUR MAJESTY WAS THE FRANK REPLY THERE IS THIS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US SAID THE SCARECROW THAT WHEREAS I WILL BEND BUT NOT BREAK HE WILL BREAK BUT NOT BEND AT THIS MOMENT THE SOLDIER RETURNED LEADING A YOUNG GIRL BY THE HAND
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