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"Come back!" shouted the boy, again. And the Gump obeyed, slowly and gracefully waving its four wings in the air until the Thing had settled once more upon the roof and bec COME BACK SHOUTED THE BOY AGAIN AND THE GUMP OBEYED SLOWLY AND GRACEFULLY WAVING ITS FOUR WINGS IN THE AIR UNTIL THE THING HAD SETTLED ONCE MORE UPON THE ROOF AND BECOME STILL END CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
 by the wings. The Scarecrow, being light in weight, was caught up bodily and borne through the air until Tip luckily seized him by one leg and held him fast. The Woggle-Bug lay flat upon the roof and so escaped harm, and the Tin Woodman, whose weight of tin anchored him firmly, threw both arms around Jack Pumpkinhead and managed to save him. The Saw-Horse toppled over upon his back and lay with his legs waving helplessly above him. And now, while all were struggling to recover themselves, the Thing rose slowly from the roof and mounted into the air. “Here! Come back!” cried Tip, in a frightened voice, as he clung to the chimney with one hand and the Scarecrow with the other. “Come back at once, I command you!” It was now that the wisdom of the Scarecrow, in bringing the head of the Thing to life instead of the legs, was proved beyond a doubt. For the Gump, already high in the air, turned its head at Tip’s command and gradually circled around until it could view the roof of the palace. F BY THE TERRIBLE BREEZE RAISED BY THE WINGS THE SCARECROW BEING LIGHT IN WEIGHT WAS CAUGHT UP BODILY AND BORNE THROUGH THE AIR UNTIL TIP LUCKILY SEIZED HIM BY ONE LEG AND HELD HIM FAST THE WOGGLE BUG LAY FLAT UPON THE ROOF AND SO ESCAPED HARM AND THE TIN WOODMAN WHOSE WEIGHT OF TIN ANCHORED HIM FIRMLY THREW BOTH ARMS AROUND JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND MANAGED TO SAVE HIM THE SAW HORSE TOPPLED OVER UPON HIS BACK AND LAY WITH HIS LEGS WAVING HELPLESSLY ABOVE HIM AND NOW WHILE ALL WERE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER THEMSELVES THE THING ROSE SLOWLY FROM THE ROOF AND MOUNTED INTO THE AIR HERE COME BACK CRIED TIP IN FRIGHTENED VOICE AS HE CLUNG TO THE CHIMNEY WITH ONE HAND AND THE SCARECROW WITH THE OTHER COME BACK AT ONCE I COMMAND YOU IT WAS NOW THAT THE WISDOM OF THE SCARECROW IN BRINGING THE HEAD OF THE THING TO LIFE INSTEAD OF THE LEGS WAS PROVED BEYOND A DOUBT FOR THE GUMP ALREADY HIGH IN THE AIR TURNED ITS HEAD AT TIP'S COMMAND AND GRADUALLY CIRCLED AROUND UNTIL IT COULD VIEW THE ROOF OF THE PALACE
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