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There were pumpkins in Mombi's corn fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four horned cow might eat of them in the winter time. THERE WERE PUMPKINS IN MOMBEY'S CORN FIELDS LYING GOLD AND RED AMONG THE ROWS OF GREEN STALKS AND THESE HAD BEEN PLANTED AND CAREFULLY TENDED THAT THE FOUR HORNED COW MIGHT EAT OF THEM IN THE WINTER TIME
 four-horned cow that was Mombi’s especial pride. But you must not suppose he worked all the time, for he felt that would be bad for him. When sent to the forest Tip often climbed trees for birds’ eggs or amused himself chasing the fleet white rabbits or fishing in the brooks with bent pins. Then he would hastily gather his armful of wood and carry it home. And when he was supposed to be working in the corn-fields, and the tall stalks hid him from Mombi’s view, Tip would often dig in the gopher holes, or if the mood seized him—lie upon his back between the rows of corn and take a nap. So, by taking care not to exhaust his strength, he grew as strong and rugged as a boy may be. Mombi’s curious magic often frightened her neighbors, and they treated her shyly, yet respectfully, because of her weird powers. But Tip frankly hated her, and took no pains to hide his feelings. Indeed, he sometimes showed less respect for the old woman than he should have done, considering she was his guardian. D THE PIGS AND MILKED THE FOUR HORNED COW THAT WAS MOMBE'S ESPECIAL PRIDE BUT YOU MUST NOT SUPPOSE HE WORKED ALL THE TIME FOR HE FELT THAT WOULD BE BAD FOR HIM WHEN SENT TO THE FOREST TIP OFTEN CLIMBED TREES FOR BIRDS EGGS OR AMUSED HIMSELF CHASING THE FLEET WHITE RABBITS OR FISHING IN THE BROOKS WITH BENT PINS THEN HE WOULD HASTILY GATHER HIS ARMFUL OF WOOD AND CARRY IT HOME AND WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING IN THE CORN FIELDS AND THE TALL STALKS HID HIM FROM MOMBEY'S VIEW TIP WOULD OFTEN DIG IN THE GOPHER HOLES OR IF THE MOOD SEIZED HIM LIE UPON HIS BACK BETWEEN THE ROWS OF CORN AND TAKE A NAP SO BY TAKING CARE NOT TO EXHAUST HIS STRENGTH HE GREW AS STRONG AND RUGGED AS A BOY MAY BE MOMBY'S CURIOUS MAGIC OFTEN FRIGHTENED HER NEIGHBOURS AND THEY TREATED HER SHYLY YET RESPECTFULLY BECAUSE OF HER WEIRD POWERS BUT TIP FRANKLY HATED HER AND TOOK NO PAINS TO HIDE HIS FEELINGS INDEED HE SOMETIMES SHOWED LESS RESPECT FOR THE OLD WOMAN THAN HE SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING SHE WAS HIS GUARDIAN
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