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"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?" 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
 manufactured, and the carved face on the pumpkin grinned perpetually, as if its wearer considered life the jolliest thing imaginable. At first, indeed, His Majesty thought his queer visitor was laughing at him, and was inclined to 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. [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.” NK WAISTCOAT AND RED SHIRT HUNG LOOSELY OVER THE WOODEN JOINTS TIP HAD MANUFACTURED AND THE CARVED FACE ON THE PUMPKIN GRINNED PERPETUALLY AS IF ITS WEARER CONSIDERED LIFE THE JOLLIEST THING IMAGINABLE AT FIRST INDEED HIS MAJESTY THOUGHT HIS QUEER VISITOR WAS LAUGHING AT HIM AND WAS INCLINED TO 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
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