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However, old Mombi returned earlier than usual. She had met a crooked wizard who resided in a lonely cave in the mountains, and had traded several important secrets of magic with him. HOWEVER OLD MOMBY RETURNED EARLIER THAN USUAL SHE HAD MET A CROOKED WIZARD WHO RESIDED IN A LONELY CAVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HAD TRADED SEVERAL IMPORTANT SECRETS OF MAGIC WITH HIM
 in the fields or forest; but a love of mischief urged him on, and it pleased him to test the cleverness of his workmanship. “Jack’s all right, and works fine!” he said to himself, panting with the unusual exertion. But just then he discovered the man’s left arm had fallen off in the journey so he went back to find it, and afterward, by whittling a new and stouter pin for the shoulder-joint, he repaired the injury so successfully that the arm was stronger than before. Tip also noticed that Jack’s pumpkin head had twisted around until it faced his back; but this was easily remedied. When, at last, the man was set up facing the turn in the path where old Mombi was to appear, he looked natural enough to be a fair imitation of a Gillikin farmer,—and unnatural enough to startle anyone that came on him unawares. As it was yet too early in the day to expect the old woman to return home, Tip went down into the valley below the farm-house and began to gather nuts from the trees that grew there. ER THAN HE EVER HAD IN THE FIELDS OR FOREST BUT A LOVE OF MISCHIEF URGED HIM ON AND IT PLEASED HIM TO TEST THE CLEVERNESS OF HIS WORKMANSHIP JACK'S ALL RIGHT AND WORKS FINE HE SAID TO HIMSELF PANTING WITH THE UNUSUAL EXERTION BUT JUST THEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MAN'S LEFT ARM HAD FALLEN OFF IN THE JOURNEY SO HE WENT BACK TO FIND IT AND AFTERWARD BY WHITTLING A NEW AND STOUTER PIN FOR THE SHOULDER JOINT HE REPAIRED THE INJURY SO SUCCESSFULLY THAT THE ARM WAS STRONGER THAN BEFORE TIP ALSO NOTICED THAT JACK'S PUMPKIN HEAD HAD TWISTED AROUND UNTIL IT FACED HIS BACK BUT THIS WAS EASILY REMEDIED WHEN AT LAST THE MAN WAS SET UP FACING THE TURN IN THE PATH WHERE OLD MOMBY WAS TO APPEAR HE LOOKED NATURAL ENOUGH TO BE A FAIR IMITATION OF A GILICAN FARMER AND UNNATURAL ENOUGH TO STARTLE ANYONE THAT CAME ON HIM UNAWARES AS IT WAS YET TOO EARLY IN THE DAY TO EXPECT THE OLD WOMAN TO RETURN HOME TIP WENT DOWN INTO THE VALLEY BELOW THE FARMHOUSE AND BEGAN TO GATHER NUTS FROM THE TREES THAT GREW THERE
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