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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. 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
 Tip’s guardian, however much she might aspire to working magic, realized it was unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess. Tip was made to carry wood from the forest, that the old woman might boil her pot. He also worked in the corn-fields, hoeing and husking; and he fed the pigs and milked the 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. HER DOMINIONS SO TIP'S GUARDIAN HOWEVER MUCH SHE MIGHT ASPIRE TO WORKING MAGIC REALIZED THAT IT WAS UNLAWFUL TO BE MORE THAN A SORCERESS OR AT MOST A WIZARDOUS TIP WAS MADE TO CARRY WOOD FROM THE FOREST THAT THE OLD WOMAN MIGHT BOIL HER POT HE ALSO WORKED IN THE CORNFIELDS HOEING AND HUSKING AND HE FED 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
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