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He had plenty of time to accomplish this task, for Mombi had gone to a village—to buy groceries, she said—and it was a journey of at least two days. [Illustration: image019] So he took his axe to the forest, and selected some stout, straight saplings, which he cut down and trimmed of all their twigs and leaves. HE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK FOR MOMBEY HAD GONE TO A VILLAGE TO BUY GROCERIES SHE SAID AND IT WAS A JOURNEY OF AT LEAST TWO DAYS SO HE TOOK HIS AXE TO THE FOREST AND SELECTED SOME STOUTUT STRAIGHT SAPLINGS WHICH HE CUT DOWN AND TRIMMED OF ALL THEIR TWIGS AND LEAVES
cted 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. 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. “And then,” said Tip to himself, with a laugh, “she’ll squeal louder than the brown pig does when I pull her tail, and shiver with fright worse than I did last year when I had the ague!” AN 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 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 AND THEN SAID TIP TO HIMSELF WITH A LAUGH SHE'LL SQUEAL LOUDER THAN THE BROWN PIG DOES WHEN I PULL HER TAIL AND SHIVER WITH FRIGHT WORSE THAN I DID LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD THE OG
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