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"Oh," returned Jack, nodding; "I think I understand." "If you do, you're a wonder," remarked the boy "but there's no harm in _thinking_ you understand. I guess these ears are ready now. Will you hold the horse while I stick them on?" "Certainly, if you'll help me up," said Jack. OH RETURNED JACK NODDING I THINK I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DO YOU'RE A WONDER REMARKED THE BOY BUT THERE'S NO HARM IN THINKING YOU UNDERSTAND I GUESS THESE EARS ARE READY NOW WILL YOU HOLD THE HORSE WHILE I STICK THEM ON CERTAINLY IF YOU'LL HELP ME UP SAID JACK
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.” 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. “Why, a horse has bigger ears than a man; and a donkey has bigger ears than a horse,” explained Tip. “Then, if my ears were longer, would I be a horse?” asked Jack. “My friend,” said Tip, gravely, “you’ll never be anything but a Pumpkinhead, no matter how big your ears are.” ORSE 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 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 WHY A HORSE HAS BIGGER EARS THAN A MAN AND A DONKEY HAS BIGGER EARS THAN A HORSE EXPLAINED TIP THEN IF MY EARS WERE LONGER WOULD I BE A HORSE ASKED JACK MY FRIEND SAID TIP GRAVELY YOU'LL NEVER BE ANYTHING BUT A PUMPKINHEAD NO MATTER HOW BIG YOUR EARS ARE
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