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Tip, with the aid of the Saw Horse, had brought a large, upholstered sofa to the roof. It was an oldfashioned piece of furniture, with high back and ends, and it was so heavy that even by resting the greatest weight upon the back of the Saw Horse, the boy found himself out of breath when at last the clumsy sofa was dumped upon the roof. [Illustration: image217] The Pumpkinhead had brought a broom, which was the first thing he saw. TIP WITH THE AID OF THE SAW HORSE HAD BROUGHT A LARGE UPHOLSTERED SOFA TO THE ROOF IT WAS AN OLD FASHIONED PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH HIGH BACK AND END AND IT WAS SO HEAVY THAT EVEN BY RESTING THE GREATEST WEIGHT UPON THE BACK OF THE SAW HORSE THE BOY FOUND HIMSELF OUT OF BREATH WHEN AT LAST THE CLUMSY SOFA WAS DUMPED UPON THE ROOF THE PUMPKINHEAD HAD BROUGHT A BROOM WHICH WAS THE FIRST THING HE SAW
ends separated to wander over the palace in search of fitting material to use in the construction of their aerial machine. [Illustration: image213] [Illustration: image214] [Illustration: image215] The Astonishing Flight of the Gump When the adventurers reassembled upon the roof it was found that a remarkably queer assortment of articles had been selected by the various members of the party. No one seemed to have a very clear idea of what was required, but all had brought something. The Woggle-Bug had taken from its position over the mantle-piece in the great hallway the head of a Gump, which was adorned with wide-spreading antlers; and this, with great care and greater difficulty, the insect had carried up the stairs to the roof. This Gump resembled an Elk’s head, only the nose turned upward in a saucy manner and there were whiskers upon its chin, like those of a billy-goat. Why the Woggle-Bug selected this article he could not have explained, except that it had aroused his curiosity.  A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BAUM CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE ASTONISHING FLIGHT OF THE GUMP WHEN THE ADVENTURERS REASSEMBLED UPON THE ROOF IT WAS FOUND THAT A REMARKABLY QUEER ASSORTMENT OF ARTICLES HAD BEEN SELECTED BY THE VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE PARTY NO ONE SEEMED TO HAVE A VERY CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT WAS REQUIRED BUT ALL HAD BROUGHT SOMETHING THE WOGGLE BUG HAD TAKEN FROM ITS POSITION OVER THE MANTELPIECE IN THE GREAT HALLWAY THE HEAD OF A GUMP WHICH WAS ADORNED WITH WIDE SPREADING ANTLERS AND THIS GREAT CARE AND GREAT DIFFICULTY THE INSECT HAD CARRIED UP THE STAIRS TO THE ROOF THIS GUMP RESEMBLED AN ELK'S HEAD ONLY THE NOSE TURNED UPWARD IN A SAUCY MANNER AND THERE WERE WHISKERS UPON ITS CHIN LIKE THOSE OF A BILLY GOAT WHY THE WOGGLE BUG SELECTED THIS ARTICLE HE COULD NOT HAVE EXPLAINED EXCEPT THAT IT HAD AROUSED HIS CURIOSITY
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