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Jack also waded in up to his knees and grasped the tail of the horse so that he might keep his pumpkin head above the water. JACK ALSO WADED IN UP TO HIS KNEES AND GRASPED THE TAIL OF THE HORSE SO THAT HE MIGHT KEEP HIS PUMPKIN HEAD ABOVE THE WATER
swered the boy. “Then I’ll not break my back rowing you over,” said the ferryman, decidedly. “What a nice man!” remarked the Pumpkinhead, smilingly. The ferryman stared at him, but made no reply. Tip was trying to think, for it was a great disappointment to him to find his journey so suddenly brought to an end. “I must certainly get to the Emerald City,” he said to the boatman; “but how can I cross the river if you do not take me?” The man laughed, and it was not a nice laugh. “That wooden horse will float,” said he; “and you can ride him across. As for the pumpkinheaded loon who accompanies you, let him sink or swim it won’t matter greatly which.” [Illustration: image073] “Don’t worry about me,” said Jack, smiling pleasantly upon the crabbed ferryman; “I’m sure I ought to float beautifully.” Tip thought the experiment was worth making, and the Saw-Horse, who did not know what danger meant, offered no objections whatever. So the boy led it down into the water and climbed upon its back. SAGREEABLE BUT I HAVE NO MONEY NONE AT ALL INQUIRED THE MAN NONE AT ALL ANSWERED THE BOY THEN I'LL NOT BREAK MY BACK ROLL YOU OVER SAID THE FERRYMAN DECIDEDLY WHAT A NICE MAN REMARKED THE PUMPKINHEAD SMILINGLY THE FERRYMAN STARED AT HIM BUT MADE NO REPLY TIP WAS TRYING TO THINK FOR IT WAS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT TO HIM TO FIND HIS JOURNEY SO SUDDENLY BROUGHT TO AN END I MUST CERTAINLY GET TO THE EMERALD CITY HE SAID TO THE BOATMAN BUT HOW CAN I CROSS THE RIVER IF YOU DO NOT TAKE ME THE MAN LAUGHED AND IT WAS NOT A NICE LAUGH THE WOODEN HORSE WILL FLOAT HE SAID AND YOU CAN RIDE HIM ACROSS AS FOR THE PUMPKINHEADED LOON WHO ACCOMPANIES YOU LET HIM SINK OR SWIM IT WON'T MATTER GREATLY WHICH DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME SAID JACK SMILING PLEASANTLY UPON THE CRABBED FERRYMAN I'M SURE I OUGHT TO FLOAT BEAUTIFULLY TIP THOUGHT THE EXPERIMENT WAS WORTH MAKING AND THE SAW HORSE WHO DID NOT KNOW WHAT DANGER MEANT OFFERED NO OBJECTIONS WHATEVER SO THE BOY LED IT DOWN INTO THE WATER AND CLIMBED UPON ITS BACK
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