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"I must have lived fully three years in that secluded school house hearth," said he, "drinking thirstily of the ever flowing fount of limpid knowledge before me." I MUST HAVE LIVED FULLY THREE YEARS IN THAT SECLUDED SCHOOLHOUSE HEARTH SAID HE DRINKING THIRSTILY OF THE EVER FLOWING FOUNT OF LIMPID KNOWLEDGE BEFORE ME
n the humble, unnoticed Woggle-Bug, and I acquired in this way a fund of knowledge that I will myself confess is simply marvelous. That is why I place ‘T.E.’ Thoroughly Educated upon my cards; for my greatest pride lies in the fact that the world cannot produce another Woggle-Bug with a tenth part of my own culture and erudition.” “I do not blame you,” said the Scarecrow. “Education is a thing to be proud of. I’m educated myself. The mess of brains given me by the Great Wizard is considered by my friends to be unexcelled.” “Nevertheless,” interrupted the Tin Woodman, “a good heart is, I believe, much more desirable than education or brains.” “To me,” said the Saw-Horse, “a good leg is more desirable than either.” “Could seeds be considered in the light of brains?” enquired the Pumpkinhead, abruptly. “Keep quiet!” commanded Tip, sternly. “Very well, dear father,” answered the obedient Jack. The Woggle-Bug listened patiently—even respectfully—to these remarks, and then resumed his story.  HIS PUPILS NOT ONE OF THEM WAS MORE ATTENTIVE THAN THE HUMBLE UNNOTICED WOGGLE BUG AND I ACQUIRED IN THIS WAY A FUND OF KNOWLEDGE THAT I WILL MYSELF CONFESS IS SIMPLY MARVELLOUS THAT IS WHY I PLACE T E THOROUGHLY EDUCATED UPON MY CARDS FOR MY GREATEST PRIDE LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE WORLD CANNOT PRODUCE ANOTHER WOGGLE BUG WITH A TENTH PART OF MY OWN CULTURE AND ERUDITION I DO NOT BLAME YOU SAID THE SCARECROW EDUCATION IS A THING TO BE PROUD OF I'M EDUCATED MYSELF THE MESS OF BRAINS GIVEN ME BY THE GREAT WIZARD IS CONSIDERED BY MY FRIENDS TO BE UNEXCELLED NEVERTHELESS INTERRUPTED THE TIN WOODMAN A GOOD HEART IS I BELIEVE MUCH MORE DESIRABLE THAN EDUCATION OR BRAINS TO ME SAID THE SAW HORSE A GOOD LEG IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN EITHER COULD SEEDS BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF BRAINS INQUIRED THE PUMPKINHEAD ABRUPTLY KEEP QUIET COMMANDED TIP STERNLY VERY WELL DEAR FATHER ANSWERED THE OBEDIENT JACK THE WOGGLE BUG LISTENED PATIENTLY EVEN RESPECTFULLY TO THESE REMARKS AND THEN RESUMED HIS STORY
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