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The Scarecrow, being light in weight, was caught up bodily and borne through the air until Tip luckily seized him by one leg and held him fast. THE SCARECROW BEING LIGHT IN WEIGHT WAS CAUGHT UP BODILY AND BORNE THROUGH THE AIR UNTIL TIP LUCKILY SEIZED HIM BY ONE LEG AND HELD HIM FAST
 the legs of the sofas to life than the head.” “Not so,” decided the Scarecrow. “Every thing must have a head to direct it; and since this creature is to fly, and not walk, it is really unimportant whether its legs are alive or not.” So Tip abided by this decision and sprinkled the Gump’s head with the remainder of the powder. “Now” said he, “keep silence while I work the, charm!” Having heard old Mombi pronounce the magic words, and having also succeeded in bringing the Saw-Horse to life, Tip did not hesitate an instant in speaking the three cabalistic words, each accompanied by the peculiar gesture of the hands. It was a grave and impressive ceremony. As he finished the incantation the Thing shuddered throughout its huge bulk, the Gump gave the screeching cry that is familiar to those animals, and then the four wings began flopping furiously. [Illustration: image222] Tip managed to grasp a chimney, else he would have been blown off the roof by the terrible breeze raised by the wings.  THE BOX AND IT SEEMS TO ME IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO BRING THE LEGS OF THE SOFAS TO LIFE THAN THE HEAD NOT SO DECIDED THE SCARECROW EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A HEAD TO DIRECT IT AND SINCE THE CREATURE IS TO FLY AND NOT WALK IT IS REALLY UNIMPORTANT WHETHER ITS LEGS ARE ALIVE OR NOT SO TIP ABIDED BY THIS DECISION AND SPRINKLED THE GUMP'S HEAD WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE POWDER NOW SAID HE KEEP SILENCE WHILE I WORK THE CHARM HAVING HEARD OLD MOMBY PRONOUNCE THE MAGIC WORDS AND HAVING ALSO SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING THE SAW HORSE TO LIFE TIP DID NOT HESITATE AN INSTANT IN SPEAKING THE THREE CABALISTIC WORDS EACH ACCOMPANIED BY THE PECULIAR GESTURE OF THE HANDS IT WAS A GRAVE AND IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AS HE FINISHED THE INCANTATION THE THING SHUDDERED THROUGHOUT ITS HUGE BULK THE GUMP GAVE THE SCREECHING CRY THAT IS FAMILIAR TO THOSE ANIMALS AND THEN THE FOUR WINGS BEGAN FLAPPING FURIOUSLY TIP MANAGED TO GRASP A CHIMNEY ELSE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF THE ROOF BY THE TERRIBLE BREEZE RAISED BY THE WINGS
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