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At this terrible speech Tip felt the beads of perspiration starting all over his body, but he sat still and shivered and looked anxiously at the kettle. AT THIS TERRIBLE SPEECH TIP FELT THE BEADS OF PERSPIRATION STARTING ALL OVER HIS BODY BUT HE SAT STILL AND SHIVERED AND LOOKED ANXIOUSLY AT THE KETTLE
he hissing of the flames. Finally, Tip spoke again. “Have I got to drink that stuff?” he asked, nodding toward the pot. “Yes,” said Mombi. “What’ll it do to me?” asked Tip. “If it’s properly made,” replied Mombi, “it will change or transform you into a marble statue.” Tip groaned, and wiped the perspiration from his forehead with his sleeve. “I don’t want to be a marble statue!” he protested. [Illustration: image037] “That doesn’t matter I want you to be one,” said the old woman, looking at him severely. “What use’ll I be then?” asked Tip. “There won’t be any one to work for you.” “I’ll make the Pumpkinhead work for me,” said Mombi. Again Tip groaned. “Why don’t you change me into a goat, or a chicken?” he asked, anxiously. “You can’t do anything with a marble statue.” “Oh, yes, I can,” returned Mombi. “I’m going to plant a flower garden, next Spring, and I’ll put you in the middle of it, for an ornament. I wonder I haven’t thought of that before; you’ve been a bother to me for years.”  HOUR PASSED AWAY DURING WHICH THE SILENCE WAS ONLY BROKEN BY THE BUBBLING OF THE PO POT AND THE HISSING OF THE FLAMES FINALLY TIP SPOKE AGAIN HAVE I GOT TO DRINK THAT STUFF HE ASKED NODDING TOWARD THE POT YES SAID MOMBY WHAT WILL IT DO TO ME ASKED TIP IF IT'S PROPERLY MADE REPLIED MOMBY IT WILL CHANGE OR TRANSFORM YOU INTO A MARBLE STATUE TIP GROANED AND WIPED PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FOREHEAD WITH HIS SLEEVE I DON'T WANT TO BE A MARBLE STATUE HE PROTESTED THAT DOESN'T MATTER I WANT YOU TO BE ONE SAID THE OLD WOMAN LOOKING AT HIM SEVERELY WHAT USE WILL I BE THEN ASKED TIP THERE WON'T BE ANY ONE TO WORK FOR YOU I'LL MAKE THE PUMPKINHEAD WORK FOR ME SAID MOMBY AGAIN TIP GROANED WHY DON'T YOU CHANGE ME INTO A GOAT OR A CHICKEN HE ASKED ANXIOUSLY YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A MARBLE STATUE OH YES I CAN RETURNED MOMBY I'M GOING TO PLANT A FLOWER GARDEN NEXT SPRING AND I'LL PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF IT FOR AN ORNAMENT I WONDER I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE YOU'VE BEEN A BOTHER TO ME FOR YEARS
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