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So Tip got out his knife and fashioned some ears out of the bark of a small tree. "I mustn't make them too big," he said, as he whittled, "or our horse would become a donkey." "How is that?" inquired Jack, from the roadside. SO TIP GOT OUT HIS KNIFE AND FASTENED SOME EARS OUT OF THE BARK OF A SMALL TREE I MUSTN'T MAKE THEM TOO BIG HE SAID AS HE WHITTLED OR OUR HORSE WOULD BECOME A DONKEY HOW IS THAT INQUIRED JACK FROM THE ROADSIDE
s left side together, as a pacing horse does; and that made its body rock sidewise, like a cradle. Tip patted it upon the head, and said “Good boy! Good Boy!” in a coaxing tone; and the Saw-Horse pranced away to examine with its bulging eyes the form of Jack Pumpkinhead. “I must find a halter for him,” said Tip; and having made a search in his pocket he produced a roll of strong cord. Unwinding this, he approached the Saw-Horse and tied the cord around its neck, afterward fastening the other end to a large tree. The Saw-Horse, not understanding the action, stepped backward and snapped the string easily; but it made no attempt to run away. “He’s stronger than I thought,” said the boy, “and rather obstinate, too.” “Why don’t you make him some ears?” asked Jack. “Then you can tell him what to do.” “That’s a splendid idea!” said Tip. “How did you happen to think of it?” “Why, I didn’t think of it,” answered the Pumpkinhead; “I didn’t need to, for it’s the simplest and easiest thing to do.” D THE LEGS ON ITS RIGHT SIDE TOGETHER AND THOSE ON ITS LEFT SIDE TOGETHER AS A PRANCING HORSE DOES AND THAT MADE ITS BODY ROCK SIDEWAYS LIKE A CRADLE TIP PATTED IT UPON ITS HEAD AND SAID GOOD BOY GOOD BOY IN A COAXING TONE AND THE SAW HORSE PRANCED AWAY TO EXAMINE WITH ITS BULGING EYES THE FORM OF JACK PUMPKINHEAD I MUST FIND A HALTER FOR HIM SAID TIP AND HAVING MADE A SEARCH IN HIS POCKET HE PRODUCED A ROLL OF STRONG CORD UNWINDING THIS HE APPROACHED THE SAW HORSE AND TIED THE CORD ROUND ITS NECK AFTERWARD FASTENING THE OTHER END TO A LARGE TREE THE SAW HORSE NOT UNDERSTANDING THE ACTION STEPPED BACKWARD AND SNAPPED THE STRING EASILY BUT IT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RUN AWAY HE'S STRONGER THAN I THOUGHT SAID THE BOY AND RATHER OBSTINATE TOO WHY DON'T YOU MAKE HIM SOME EARS ASKED JACK THEN YOU CAN TELL HIM WHAT TO DO THAT'S A SPLENDID IDEA SAID TIP HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO THINK OF IT WHY I DIDN'T THINK OF IT ANSWERED THE PUMPKINHEAD I DIDN'T MEAN TO FOR IT'S THE SIMPLEST AND EASIEST THING TO DO
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