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"That is unfortunate, certainly," said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "We must have an interpreter." THAT IS UNFORTUNATE CERTAINLY SAID THE SCARECROW THOUGHTFULLY WE MUST HAVE AN INTERPRETER
ed the reputation of being the wisest personage in the Land of Oz. He made a more careful examination of his visitor, and soon discovered that Jack’s features were carved into a smile and that he could not look grave if he wished to. [Illustration: image087] The King was the first to speak. After regarding Jack for some minutes he said, in a tone of wonder: “Where on earth did you come from, and how do you happen to be alive?” “I beg your Majesty’s pardon,” returned the Pumpkinhead; “but I do not understand you.” “What don’t you understand?” asked the Scarecrow. “Why, I don’t understand your language. You see, I came from the Country of the Gillikins, so that I am a foreigner.” “Ah, to be sure!” exclaimed the Scarecrow. “I myself speak the language of the Munchkins, which is also the language of the Emerald City. But you, I suppose, speak the language of the Pumpkinheads?” “Exactly so, your Majesty” replied the other, bowing; “so it will be impossible for us to understand one another.” O RESENT SUCH A LIBERTY BUT IT WAS NOT WITHOUT REASON THAT THE SCARECROW HAD ATTAINED THE REPUTATION OF BEING THE WISEST PERSONAGE IN THE LAND OF OZ HE MADE A MORE CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF HIS VISITOR AND SOON DISCOVERED THAT JACK'S FEATURES WERE CARVED INTO A SMILE AND THAT HE COULD NOT LOOK GRAVE IF HE WISHED TO THE KING WAS FIRST TO SPEAK AFTER REGARDING JACK FOR SOME MINUTES HE SAID IN A TONE OF WONDER WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU COME FROM HOW DO YOU HAPPEN TO BE ALIVE I BEG YOUR MAJESTY'S PARDON RETURNED THE PUMPKINHEAD BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ASKED THE SCARECROW WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR LANGUAGE YOU SEE I CAME FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE GILICANS SO THAT I AM A FOREIGNER AH TO BE SURE EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW I MYSELF SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE MUNCHKINS WHICH IS ALSO THE LANGUAGE OF THE EMERALD CITY BUT YOU I SUPPOSE SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE PUMPKINHEADS EXACTLY SO YOUR MAJESTY REPLIED THE OTHER BOWING SO IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER
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