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"Are they strong enough?" asked the boy. "They are as strong as anything we can get," answered the Woodman; "and although they are not in proportion to the Thing's body, we are not in a position to be very particular." ARE THEY STRONG ENOUGH ASKED THE BOY THEY'RE AS STRONG AS ANYTHING WE CAN GET ANSWERED THE WOODMAN AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT IN PROPORTION TO THE THING'S BODY WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO BE VERY PARTICULAR
body. But, should the machine ever tip sideways, we would all slide off and fall to the ground.” “Why not use two sofas?” asked Tip. “There’s another one just like this down stairs.” “That is a very sensible suggestion,” exclaimed the Tin Woodman. “You must fetch the other sofa at once.” So Tip and the Saw-Horse managed, with much labor, to get the second sofa to the roof; and when the two were placed together, edge to edge, the backs and ends formed a protecting rampart all around the seats. “Excellent!” cried the Scarecrow. “We can ride within this snug nest quite at our ease.” The two sofas were now bound firmly together with ropes and clothes-lines, and then Nick Chopper fastened the Gump’s head to one end. “That will show which is the front end of the Thing,” said he, greatly pleased with the idea. “And, really, if you examine it critically, the Gump looks very well as a figure-head. These great palm-leaves, for which I have endangered my life seven times, must serve us as wings.” THE BIGGEST THING WE HAVE AND MIGHT BE USED FOR A BODY BUT SHOULD THE MACHINE EVER TIP SIDEWAYS WE WOULD ALL SLIDE OFF AND FALL TO THE GROUND WHY NOT USE TWO SOFAS ASKED TIP THERE'S ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE THIS DOWNSTAIRS THAT'S A VERY SENSIBLE SUGGESTION EXCLAIMED THE TIN WOODMAN YOU MUST FETCH THE OTHER SOFA AT ONCE SO TIP AND THE SAW HORSE MANAGED WITH MUCH LABOR TO GET THE SECOND SOFA TO THE ROOF AND WHEN THE TWO WERE PLACED TOGETHER EDGE TO EDGE THE BACKS AND ENDS FORMED A PROTECTING RAMPART ALL AROUND THE SEATS EXCELLENT CRIED THE SCARECROW WE CAN RIDE WITHIN THIS SNUG NEST QUITE AT OUR EASE THE TWO SOFAS WERE NOW BOUND FIRMLY TOGETHER WITH ROPES AND CLOTHES LINES AND THEN NICK CHOPPER FASTENED THE GUMP'S HEAD TO ONE END THAT WILL SHOW WHICH IS THE FRONT END OF THE THING SAID HE GREATLY PLEASED WITH THE IDEA AND REALLY IF YOU EXAMINE IT CRITICALLY THE GUMP LOOKS VERY WELL AS A FIGURE HEAD THESE GREAT PALM LEAVES FOR WHICH I HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE SEVEN TIMES MUST SERVE US AS WINGS
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