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So Jack rode the Saw Horse through the gateway into a little room built into the wall. The Guardian pulled a bell cord, and presently a very tall soldier—clothed in a green uniform—entered from the opposite door. SO JACK RODE THE SAW HORSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY INTO A LITTLE ROOM BUILT INTO THE WALL THE GUARDIAN PULLED A BELL CORD AND PRESENTLY A VERY TALL SOLDIER CLOTHED IN A GREEN UNIFORM ENTERED FROM THE OPPOSITE DOOR
Gates looked surprised, and shook his head as if dissatisfied with the reply. “What are you, a man or a pumpkin?” he asked, politely. “Both, if you please,” answered Jack. “And this wooden horse—is it alive?” questioned the Guardian. The horse rolled one knotty eye upward and winked at Jack. Then it gave a prance and brought one leg down on the Guardian’s toes. “Ouch!” cried the man; “I’m sorry I asked that question. But the answer is most convincing. Have you any errand, sir, in the Emerald City?” “It seems to me that I have,” replied the Pumpkinhead, seriously; “but I cannot think what it is. My father knows all about it, but he is not here.” “This is a strange affair very strange!” declared the Guardian. “But you seem harmless. Folks do not smile so delightfully when they mean mischief.” “As for that,” said Jack, “I cannot help my smile, for it is carved on my face with a jack-knife.” “Well, come with me into my room,” resumed the Guardian, “and I will see what can be done for you.” Y BUSINESS I HAVEN'T THE LEAST IDEA IN THE WORLD WHAT IT IS THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE LOOKED SURPRISED AND SHOOK HIS HEAD AS IF DISSATISFIED WITH THE REPLY WHAT ARE YOU A MAN OR A BUMPKIN HE ASKED POLITELY BOTH IF YOU PLEASE ANSWERED JACK AND THIS WOODEN HORSE IS IT ALIVE QUESTIONED THE GUARDIAN THE HORSE ROLLED ONE KNOTTY EYE UPWARD AND WINKED AT JACK THEN IT GAVE A PRANCE AND BROUGHT ONE LEG DOWN ON THE GUARDIAN'S TOES OUCH CRIED THE MAN I'M SORRY I ASKED THAT QUESTION BUT THE ANSWER IS MOST CONVINCING HAVE YOU ANY ERRAND SIR IN THE EMERALD CITY IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE REPLIED THE PUMPKINHEAD SERIOUSLY BUT I CAN'T THINK WHAT IT IS MY FATHER KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT BUT HE IS NOT HERE THIS IS A STRANGE AFFAIR VERY STRANGE DECLARED THE GUARDIAN BUT YOU SEEM HARMLESS FOLKS DO NOT SMILE SO DELIGHTFULLY WHEN THEY MEAN MISCHIEF AS FOR THAT SAID JACK I CANNOT HELP MY SMILE FOR IT IS CARVED ON MY FACE WITH A JACK KNIFE WELL COME INTO MY ROOM RESUMED THE GUARDIAN AND I WILL SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR YOU
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