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"Our Journey had ended rather suddenly," said he; "and we cannot justly blame our friend the Gump for our accident, because he did the best he could under the circumstances. But how we are ever to escape from this nest I must leave to someone with better brains than I possess." OUR JOURNEY HAD ENDED RATHER SUDDENLY SAID HE AND WE CANNOT JUSTLY BLAME OUR FRIEND THE GUMP FOR OUR ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID THE BEST HE COULD UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES BUT HOW WE ARE EVER TO ESCAPE FROM THIS NEST I MUST LEAVE TO SOMEONE WITH BETTER BRAINS THAN I POSSESS
sharp edge of the rock and then tumbling over and over down the cliff. Our friends held on to the sofas as long as they could, but when the Gump caught on a projecting rock the Thing stopped suddenly—bottom side up—and all were immediately dumped out. [Illustration: image239] By good fortune they fell only a few feet; for underneath them was a monster nest, built by a colony of Jackdaws in a hollow ledge of rock; so none of them—not even the Pumpkinhead—was injured by the fall. For Jack found his precious head resting on the soft breast of the Scarecrow, which made an excellent cushion; and Tip fell on a mass of leaves and papers, which saved him from injury. The Woggle-Bug had bumped his round head against the Saw-Horse, but without causing him more than a moment’s inconvenience. The Tin Woodman was at first much alarmed; but finding he had escaped without even a scratch upon his beautiful nickle-plate he at once regained his accustomed cheerfulness and turned to address his comrades. OFF BOTH HIS RIGHT WINGS AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE ROCK AND THEN TUMBLING OVER AND OVER DOWN THE CLIFF OUR FRIENDS HELD ON TO THE SOFAS AS LONG AS THEY COULD BUT WHEN THE GUMP CAUGHT ON A PROJECTING ROCK THE THING STOPPED SUDDENLY BOTTOM SIDE UP AND ALL WERE IMMEDIATELY DUMPED OUT BY GOOD FORTUNE THEY FELL ONLY A FEW FEET FOR UNDERNEATH HIM WAS A MONSTER NEST BUILT BY A COLONY OF JACKDAWS IN A HOLLOW LEDGE OF ROCK SO NONE OF THEM NOT EVEN THE PUMPKINHEAD WAS INJURED BY THE FALL FOR JACK FOUND HIS PRECIOUS HEAD RESTING ON THE SOFT BREAST OF THE SCARECROW WHICH MADE AN EXCELLENT CUSHION AND TIP FELL ON A MASS OF LEAVES AND PAPERS WHICH SAVED HIM FROM INJURY THE WOGGLE BUG HAD BUMPED HIS ROUND HEAD AGAINST THE SAW HORSE BUT WITHOUT CAUSING HIM MORE THAN A MOMENT'S INCONVENIENCE THE TIN WOODMAN WAS AT FIRST MUCH ALARMED BUT FINDING HE HAD ESCAPED WITHOUT EVEN A SCRATCH UPON HIS BEAUTIFUL NICKEL PLATE HE HAD AT ONCE REGAINED HIS ACCUSTOMED CHEERFULNESS AND TURNED TO ADDRESS HIS COMRADES
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