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"Is it really empty?" asked the Scarecrow, looking curiously into the box. "Of course it is," answered Tip. "I shook out every grain of the powder." "Then the box has two bottoms," announced the Scarecrow, "for the bottom on the inside is fully an inch away from the bottom on the outside." IS IT REALLY EMPTY ASKED THE SCARECROW LOOKING CURIOUSLY INTO THE BOX OF COURSE IT IS ANSWERED TIP I SHOOK OUT EVERY GRAIN OF THE POWDER THEN THE BOX HAS TWO BOTTOMS ANNOUNCED THE SCARECROW FOR THE BOTTOM ON THE INSIDE IS FULLY AN INCH AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM ON THE OUTSIDE
a squash.” “Have I not asked you to restrain these unfeeling jokes?” demanded Tip, looking at the Woggle-Bug with a severe expression. “You have; and I’ve restrained a good many of them,” replied the insect. “But there are opportunities for so many excellent puns in our language that, to an educated person like myself, the temptation to express them is almost irresistible.” “People with more or less education discovered those puns centuries ago,” said Tip. “Are you sure?” asked the Woggle-Bug, with a startled look. “Of course I am,” answered the boy. “An educated Woggle-Bug may be a new thing; but a Woggle-Bug education is as old as the hills, judging from the display you make of it.” The insect seemed much impressed by this remark, and for a time maintained a meek silence. The Scarecrow, in shifting his seat, saw upon the cushions the pepper-box which Tip had cast aside, and began to examine it. “Throw it overboard,” said the boy; “it’s quite empty now, and there’s no use keeping it.” WOULD NO LONGER BE A PUMPKIN FOR IT WOULD BECOME A SQUASH HAVE I NOT ASKED YOU TO RESTRAIN THESE UNFEELING JOKES DEMANDED TIP LOOKING AT THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A SEVERE EXPRESSION YOU HAVE AND I'VE RESTRAINED A GOOD MANY OF THEM REPLIED THE INSECT BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SO MANY EXCELLENT PUNS IN OUR LANGUAGE THAT TO AN EDUCATED PERSON LIKE MYSELF THE TEMPTATION TO EXPRESS THEM IS ALMOST IRRESISTIBLE PEOPLE WITH MORE OR LESS EDUCATION DISCOVERED THOSE PUNS CENTURIES AGO SAID TIP ARE YOU SURE ASKED THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A STARTLED LOOK OF COURSE I AM ANSWERED THE BOY AN EDUCATED WOGGLE BUG MAY BE A NEW THING BUT A WOGGLE BUG EDUCATION IS AS OLD AS THE HILLS JUDGING FROM THE DISPLAY YOU MAKE OF IT THE INSECT SEEMED MUCH IMPRESSED BY THIS REMARK AND FOR A TIME MAINTAINED A MEEK SILENCE THE SCARECROW IN SHIFTING HIS SEAT SAW UPON THE CUSHIONS THE PEPPER BOX WHICH TIP HAD CAST ASIDE AND BEGAN TO EXAMINE IT THROW IT OVERBOARD SAID THE BOY IT'S QUITE EMPTY NOW AND THERE'S NO USE KEEPING IT
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