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"I do not blame you," said the Scarecrow. "Education is a thing to be proud of. I'm educated myself. The mess of brains given me by the Great Wizard is considered by my friends to be unexcelled." "Nevertheless," interrupted the Tin Woodman, "a good heart is, I believe, much more desirable than education or brains." "To me," said the Saw Horse, "a good leg is more desirable than either." I DO NOT BLAME YOU SAID THE SCARECROW EDUCATION IS A THING TO BE PROUD OF I'M EDUCATED MYSELF THE MESS OF BRAINS GIVEN ME BY THE GREAT WIZARD IS CONSIDERED BY MY FRIENDS TO BE UNEXCELLED NEVERTHELESS INTERRUPTED THE TIN WOODMAN A GOOD HEART IS I BELIEVE MUCH MORE DESIRABLE THAN EDUCATION OR BRAINS TO ME SAID THE SAW HORSE A GOOD LEG IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN EITHER
s within, I made bold to enter and creep along a crack between two boards until I reached the far end, where, in front of a hearth of glowing embers, sat the master at his desk. “No one noticed so small a creature as a Woggle-Bug, and when I found that the hearth was even warmer and more comfortable than the sunshine, I resolved to establish my future home beside it. So I found a charming nest between two bricks and hid myself therein for many, many months. “Professor Nowitall is, doubtless, the most famous scholar in the land of Oz, and after a few days I began to listen to the lectures and discourses he gave his pupils. Not one of them was more attentive than the humble, unnoticed Woggle-Bug, and I acquired in this way a fund of knowledge that I will myself confess is simply marvelous. That is why I place ‘T.E.’ Thoroughly Educated upon my cards; for my greatest pride lies in the fact that the world cannot produce another Woggle-Bug with a tenth part of my own culture and erudition.” OUS HUM OF THE STUDENTS WITHIN I MADE BOLD TO ENTER AND CREEPED ALONG A CRACK BETWEEN TWO BOARDS UNTIL I REACHED THE FAR END WHERE IN FRONT OF A HEARTH OF GLOWING EMBERS SAT THE MASTER AT HIS DESK NO ONE NOTICED SO SMALL A CREATURE AS A WOGGLE BUG AND WHEN I FOUND THAT THE HEARTH WAS EVEN WARMER AND MORE COMFORTABLE THAN THE SUNSHINE I RESOLVED TO ESTABLISH MY FUTURE HOME BESIDE IT SO I FOUND A CHARMING NEST BETWEEN TWO BRICKS AND HID MYSELF THEREIN FOR MANY MANY MONTHS PROFESSOR NOWITALL IS DOUBTLESS THE MOST FAMOUS SCHOLAR IN THE LAND OF OZ AND AFTER A FEW DAYS I BEGAN TO LISTEN TO THE LECTURES AND DISCOURSES HE GAVE HIS PUPILS NOT ONE OF THEM WAS MORE ATTENTIVE THAN THE HUMBLE UNNOTICED WOGGLE BUG AND I ACQUIRED IN THIS WAY A FUND OF KNOWLEDGE THAT I WILL MYSELF CONFESS IS SIMPLY MARVELLOUS THAT IS WHY I PLACE T E THOROUGHLY EDUCATED UPON MY CARDS FOR MY GREATEST PRIDE LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE WORLD CANNOT PRODUCE ANOTHER WOGGLE BUG WITH A TENTH PART OF MY OWN CULTURE AND ERUDITION
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