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Do any of you know what a Woggle Bug is?' "'No!' yelled the scholars, in chorus. DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT A WOGGLE BUG IS NO YELLED THE SCHOLARS IN CHORUS
 said the Saw-Horse, “a good leg is more desirable than either.” “Could seeds be considered in the light of brains?” enquired the Pumpkinhead, abruptly. “Keep quiet!” commanded Tip, sternly. “Very well, dear father,” answered the obedient Jack. The Woggle-Bug listened patiently—even respectfully—to these remarks, and then resumed his story. “I must have lived fully three years in that secluded school-house hearth,” said he, “drinking thirstily of the ever-flowing fount of limpid knowledge before me.” “Quite poetical,” commented the Scarecrow, nodding his head approvingly. “But one, day” continued the Bug, “a marvelous circumstance occurred that altered my very existence and brought me to my present pinnacle of greatness. The Professor discovered me in the act of crawling across the hearth, and before I could escape he had caught me between his thumb and forefinger. [Illustration: image167] “‘My dear children,’ said he, ‘I have captured a Woggle-Bug—a very rare and interesting specimen.  A GOOD HEART IS I BELIEVE MUCH MORE DESIRABLE THAN EDUCATION OR BRAINS TO ME SAID THE SAW HORSE A GOOD LEG IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN EITHER COULD SEEDS BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF BRAINS INQUIRED THE PUMPKINHEAD ABRUPTLY KEEP QUIET COMMANDED TIP STERNLY VERY WELL DEAR FATHER ANSWERED THE OBEDIENT JACK THE WOGGLE BUG LISTENED PATIENTLY EVEN RESPECTFULLY TO THESE REMARKS AND THEN RESUMED HIS STORY I MUST HAVE LIVED FULLY THREE YEARS IN THAT SECLUDED SCHOOLHOUSE HEARTH SAID HE DRINKING THIRSTILY OF THE EVER FLOWING FOUNT OF LIMPID KNOWLEDGE BEFORE ME QUITE POETICAL COMMENTED THE SCARECROW NODDING HIS HEAD APPROVINGLY BUT ONE DAY CONTINUED THE BUG A MARVELLOUS CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURRED THAT ALTERED MY VERY EXISTENCE AND BROUGHT ME TO MY PRESENT PINNACLE OF GREATNESS THE PROFESSOR DISCOVERED ME IN THE ACT OF CRAWLING ACROSS THE HEARTH AND BEFORE I COULD ESCAPE HE CAUGHT ME BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER MY DEAR CHILDREN SAID HE I HAVE CAPTURED A WOGGLE BUG A VERY RARE AND INTERESTING SPECIMEN
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