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"People with more or less education discovered those puns centuries ago," said Tip. "Are you sure?" asked the Woggle Bug, with a startled look. "Of course I am," answered the boy. "An educated Woggle Bug may be a new thing; but a Woggle Bug education is as old as the hills, judging from the display you make of it." The insect seemed much impressed by this remark, and for a time maintained a meek silence. PEOPLE WITH MORE OR LESS EDUCATION DISCOVERED THOSE PUNS CENTURIES AGO SAID TIP ARE YOU SURE ASKED THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A STARTLED LOOK OF COURSE I AM ANSWERED THE BOY AN EDUCATED WOGGLE BUG MAY BE A NEW THING BUT A WOGGLE BUG EDUCATION IS AS OLD AS THE HILLS JUDGING FROM THE DISPLAY YOU MAKE OF IT THE INSECT SEEMED MUCH IMPRESSED BY THIS REMARK AND FOR A TIME MAINTAINED A MEEK SILENCE
ow my legs feel as if they were asleep.” “They are,” said Tip. “We didn’t bring ’em to life.” “You’re expected to fly,” explained the Scarecrow. “not to walk.” “We can walk ourselves,” said the Woggle-Bug. “I begin to understand what is required of me,” remarked the Gump; “so I will do my best to please you,” and he flew on for a time in silence. Presently Jack Pumpkinhead became uneasy. “I wonder if riding through the air is liable to spoil pumpkins,” he said. “Not unless you carelessly drop your head over the side,” answered the Woggle-Bug. “In that event your head would no longer be a pumpkin, for it would become a squash.” “Have I not asked you to restrain these unfeeling jokes?” demanded Tip, looking at the Woggle-Bug with a severe expression. “You have; and I’ve restrained a good many of them,” replied the insect. “But there are opportunities for so many excellent puns in our language that, to an educated person like myself, the temptation to express them is almost irresistible.” TO HAVE LEGS THAT CARRIED ME SWIFTLY OVER THE GROUND BUT NOW MY LEGS FEEL AS IF THEY WERE ASLEEP THEY ARE SAID TIP WE DIDN'T BRING THEM TO LIFE YOU EXPECTED TO FLY EXPLAINED THE SCARECROW NOT TO WALK WE CAN WALK OURSELVES SAID THE WOGGLE BUG I BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS REQUIRED OF ME REMARKED THE GUMP SO I WILL DO MY BEST TO PLEASE YOU AND HE FLEW ON FOR A TIME IN SILENCE PRESENTLY JACK PUMPKINHEAD BECAME UNEASY I WONDER IF RIDING THROUGH THE AIR IS LIABLE TO SPOIL PUMPKINS HE SAID NOT UNLESS YOU CARELESSLY DROP YOUR HEAD OVER THE SIDE ANSWERED THE WOGGLE BUG IN THAT EVENT YOUR HEAD WOULD NO LONGER BE A PUMPKIN FOR IT WOULD BECOME A SQUASH HAVE I NOT ASKED YOU TO RESTRAIN THESE UNFEELING JOKES DEMANDED TIP LOOKING AT THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A SEVERE EXPRESSION YOU HAVE AND I'VE RESTRAINED A GOOD MANY OF THEM REPLIED THE INSECT BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SO MANY EXCELLENT PUNS IN OUR LANGUAGE THAT TO AN EDUCATED PERSON LIKE MYSELF THE TEMPTATION TO EXPRESS THEM IS ALMOST IRRESISTIBLE
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