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"Why don't you sit down?" he asked the Pumpkinhead. "Won't it strain my joints?" inquired the other. "Of course not. It'll rest them," declared the boy. WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN HE ASKED THE PUMPKINHEAD WON'T IT STRAIN MY JOINTS INQUIRED THE OTHER OF COURSE NOT IT'LL REST THEM DECLARED THE BOY
 delicate in appearance seemed somewhat embarrassed at being called “father” by the tall, awkward, pumpkinheaded man, but to deny the relationship would involve another long and tedious explanation; so he changed the subject by asking, abruptly: “Are you tired?” “Of course not!” replied the other. “But,” he continued, after a pause, “it is quite certain I shall wear out my wooden joints if I keep on walking.” Tip reflected, as they journeyed on, that this was true. He began to regret that he had not constructed the wooden limbs more carefully and substantially. Yet how could he ever have guessed that the man he had made merely to scare old Mombi with would be brought to life by means of a magical powder contained in an old pepper-box? So he ceased to reproach himself, and began to think how he might yet remedy the deficiencies of Jack’s weak joints. While thus engaged they came to the edge of a wood, and the boy sat down to rest upon an old sawhorse that some woodcutter had left there. IN MAGIC THE BOY SMALL AND RATHER DELICATE IN APPEARANCE SEEMED SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED AT BEING CALLED FATHER BY THE TALL AWKWARD PUMPKIN HEADED MAN BUT TO DENY THE RELATIONSHIP WOULD INVOLVE ANOTHER LONG AND TEDIOUS EXPLANATION SO HE CHANGED THE SUBJECT BY ASKING ABRUPTLY ARE YOU TIRED OF COURSE NOT REPLIED THE OTHER BUT HE CONTINUED AFTER A PAUSE IT IS QUITE CERTAIN I SHALL WEAR OUT MY WOODEN JOINTS IF I KEEP ON WALKING TIP REFLECTED AS THEY JOURNEYED ON THAT THIS WAS TRUE HE BEGAN TO REGRET THAT HE HAD NOT CONSTRUCTED THE WOODLAMBS MORE CAREFULLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY YET HOW COULD HE EVER HAVE GUESSED THAT THE MAN HE HAD MADE MERELY TO SCARE OLD MOMBY WITH WOULD BE BROUGHT TO LIFE BY MEANS OF A MAGICAL POWDER CONTAINED IN AN OLD PEPPER BOX SO HE CEASED TO REPROACH HIMSELF AND BEGAN TO THINK HOW HE MIGHT YET REMEDY THE DEFICIENCIES OF JACK'S WEAK JOINTS WHILE THUS ENGAGED THEY CAME TO THE EDGE OF A WOOD AND THE BOY SAT DOWN TO REST UPON AN OLD SAW HORSE THAT SOME WOODCUTTER HAD LEFT THERE
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