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"I see very clearly that we cannot stay shut up in this palace," said the Scarecrow, with decision. "So let us end this mournful talk and try to discover a means to escape." At this suggestion they all gathered eagerly around the throne, wherein was seated the Scarecrow, and as Tip sat down upon a stool there fell from his pocket a pepper box, which rolled upon the floor. "What is this?" asked Nick Chopper, picking up the box. I SEE VERY CLEARLY THAT WE CANNOT STAY SHUT UP IN THIS PALACE SAID THE SCARECROW WITH DECISION SO LET US END THIS MOURNFUL TALK AND TRY TO DISCOVER A MEANS TO ESCAPE AT THIS SUGGESTION THEY ALL GATHERED EAGERLY AROUND THE THRONE WHEREIN WAS SEATED THE SCARECROW AND AS TIP SAT DOWN UPON A STOOL THERE FELL FROM HIS POCKET A PEPPER BOX WHICH ROLLED UPON THE FLOOR WHAT IS THIS ASKED NICK CHOPPER PICKING UP THE BOX
aid he, mournfully, “the goats eating small pieces of my dear comrade, the Tin Woodman, while my soup is being cooked on a bonfire built of the Saw-Horse and Jack Pumpkinhead’s body, and Queen Jinjur watches me boil while she feeds the flames with my friend the Scarecrow!” [Illustration: image205] This morbid picture cast a gloom over the entire party, making them restless and anxious. “It can’t happen for some time,” said the Tin Woodman, trying to speak cheerfully; “for we shall be able to keep Jinjur out of the palace until she manages to break down the doors.” “And in the meantime I am liable to starve to death, and so is the Woggle-Bug,” announced Tip. “As for me,” said the Woggle-Bug, “I think that I could live for some time on Jack Pumpkinhead. Not that I prefer pumpkins for food; but I believe they are somewhat nutritious, and Jack’s head is large and plump.” “How heartless!” exclaimed the Tin Woodman, greatly shocked. “Are we cannibals, let me ask? Or are we faithful friends?” DGED THE SCARECROW THE WOGGLE BUG GROANED I CAN SEE IN MY MIND'S EYE SAID HE MOURNFULLY THE GOATS EATING SMALL PIECES OF MY DEAR COMRADE THE TIN WOODMAN WHILE MY SOUP IS BEING COOKED ON A BONFIRE BUILT OF THE SAW HORSE IN JACK PUMPKINHEAD'S BODY AND QUEEN GINGER WATCHES ME BOIL WHILE SHE FEEDS THE FLAMES WITH MY FRIEND THE SCARECROW THIS MORBID PICTURE CAST A GLOOM OVER THE ENTIRE PARTY MAKING THEM RESTLESS AND ANXIOUS IT CAN'T HAPPEN FOR SOME TIME SAID THE TIN WOODMAN TRYING TO SPEAK CHEERFULLY FOR WE SHALL BE ABLE TO KEEP GINGER OUT OF THE PALACE UNTIL SHE MANAGES TO BREAK DOWN THE DOORS AND IN THE MEANTIME I'M LIABLE TO STARVE TO DEATH AND SO IS THE WOGGLE BUG ANNOUNCED TIP AS FOR ME SAID THE WOGGLE BUG I THINK THAT I COULD LIVE FOR SOME TIME ON JACK PUMPKINHEAD NOT THAT I PREFER PUMPKINS FOR FOOD BUT I BELIEVE THEY ARE SOMEWHAT NUTRITIOUS AND JACK'S HEAD IS LARGE AND PLUMP HOW HEARTLESS EXCLAIMED THE TIN WOODMAN GREATLY SHOCKED ARE WE CANNIBALS LET ME ASK OR ARE WE FAITHFUL FRIENDS
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