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The child had no playmates, so he did not know that boys often dig out the inside of a "pumpkin jack," and in the space thus made put a lighted candle to render the face more startling; but he conceived an idea of his own that promised to be quite as effective. He decided to manufacture the form of a man, who would wear this pumpkin head, and to stand it in a place where old Mombi would meet it face to face. THE CHILD HAD NO PLAYMATES SO HE DID NOT KNOW THAT BOYS OFTEN DIG OUT THE INSIDE OF A PUNK AND JACK AND IN THE SPACE THUS MADE PUT A LIGHTED CANDLE TO RENDER THE FACE MORE STARTLING BUT HE CONCEIVED AN IDEA OF HIS OWN THAT PROMISED TO BE QUITE AS EFFECTIVE HE DECIDED TO MANUFACTURE THE FORM OF A MAN WHO WOULD WEAR THIS PUMPKIN HEAD AND TO STAND IT IN A PLACE WHERE OLD MOMBY WOULD MEET IT FACE TO FACE
er, and took no pains to hide his feelings. Indeed, he sometimes showed less respect for the old woman than he should have done, considering she was his guardian. There were pumpkins in Mombi’s corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time. But one day, after the corn had all been cut and stacked, and Tip was carrying the pumpkins to the stable, he took a notion to make a “Jack Lantern” and try to give the old woman a fright with it. [Illustration: image017] So he selected a fine, big pumpkin—one with a lustrous, orange-red color—and began carving it. With the point of his knife he made two round eyes, a three-cornered nose, and a mouth shaped like a new moon. The face, when completed, could not have been considered strictly beautiful; but it wore a smile so big and broad, and was so Jolly in expression, that even Tip laughed as he looked admiringly at his work.  BECAUSE OF HER WEIRD POWERS BUT TIP FRANKLY HATED HER AND TOOK NO PAINS TO HIDE HIS FEELINGS INDEED HE SOMETIMES SHOWED LESS RESPECT FOR THE OLD WOMAN THAN HE SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING SHE WAS HIS GUARDIAN THERE WERE PUMPKINS IN MOMBEY'S CORN FIELDS LYING GOLD AND RED AMONG THE ROWS OF GREEN STALKS AND THESE HAD BEEN PLANTED AND CAREFULLY TENDED THAT THE FOUR HORNED COW MIGHT EAT OF THEM IN THE WINTER TIME BUT ONE DAY AFTER THE CORN HAD ALL BEEN CUT AND STACKED AND TIP WAS CARRYING THE PUMPKINS TO THE STABLE HE TOOK A NOTION TO MAKE A JACK LANTERN AND TRY TO GIVE THE OLD WOMAN A FRIGHT WITH IT SO HE SELECTED A FINE BIG PUMPKIN ONE WITH A LUSTROUS ORANGE RED COLOR AND BEGAN TO CARVE IT WITH THE POINT OF HIS KNIFE HE MADE TWO ROUND EYES A THREE CORNERED NOSE AND A MOUTH SHAPED LIKE A NEW MOON THE FACE WHEN COMPLETED COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED STRICTLY BEAUTIFUL BUT IT WORE A SMILE SO BIG AND BROAD AND WAS SO JOLLY IN EXPRESSION THAT EVEN TIP LAUGHED AS HE LOOKED ADMIRINGLY AT HIS WORK
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