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Then he lifted his left hand, with the little finger pointing upward, and said: "Weaugh!" "What does that mean, dear father?" asked Jack, curiously. "I don't know," answered Tip. Then he lifted his right hand, with the thumb pointing upward and said: "Teaugh!" "What's that, dear father?" inquired Jack. THEN HE LIFTED HIS LEFT HAND WITH HIS LITTLE FINGER POINTED UPWARD AND SAID THAT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FATHER ASKED JACK CURIOUSLY I DON'T KNOW ANSWERED TIP THEN HE LIFTED HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE THUMB POINTED UPWARD AND SAID TAT WHAT'S THAT DEAR FATHER INQUIRED JACK
ughing at the idea. “And of course it can’t ever be alive, because it is made of wood.” “So am I,” answered the man. Tip looked at him in surprise. “Why, so you are!” he exclaimed. “And the magic powder that brought you to life is here in my pocket.” [Illustration: image053] He brought out the pepper box, and eyed it curiously. “I wonder,” said he, musingly, “if it would bring the saw-horse to life.” “If it would,” returned Jack, calmly for nothing seemed to surprise him “I could ride on its back, and that would save my joints from wearing out.” “I’ll try it!” cried the boy, jumping up. “But I wonder if I can remember the words old Mombi said, and the way she held her hands up.” He thought it over for a minute, and as he had watched carefully from the hedge every motion of the old witch, and listened to her words, he believed he could repeat exactly what she had said and done. So he began by sprinkling some of the magic Powder of Life from the pepper-box upon the body of the saw-horse. D IT WOULD TROT AND PRANCE PERHAPS BUT IT WOULDN'T EAT OATS REPLIED THE BOY LAUGHING AT THE IDEA AND OF COURSE IT CAN'T EVER BE ALIVE BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF WOOD SO AM I ANSWERED THE MAN TIP LOOKED AT HIM IN SURPRISE WHY YOU ARE HE EXCLAIMED AND THE MAGIC POWDER THAT BROUGHT YOU TO LIFE IS HERE IN MY POCKET HE BROUGHT OUT THE PEPPER BOX AND EYED IT CURIOUSLY I WONDER HE SAID MUSINGLY IF IT WOULD BRING THE SAW HORSE TO LIFE IF IT WOULD RETURNED JACK CALMLY FOR NOTHING SEEMED TO SURPRISE HIM I WOULD RIDE ON ITS BACK AND THAT WOULD SAVE MY JOINTS FROM WEARING OUT I'LL TRY IT CRIED THE BOY JUMPING UP BUT I WONDER IF I CAN REMEMBER THE WORDS OLD MOMBY SAID AND THE WAY SHE HELD HER HANDS UP HE THOUGHT IT OVER FOR A MINUTE AND AS HE HAD WATCHED CAREFULLY FROM THE HEDGE EVERY MOTION OF THE OLD WITCH AND LISTENED TO HER WORDS HE BELIEVED HE COULD REPEAT EXACTLY WHAT SHE HAD SAID AND DONE SO HE BEGAN BY SPRINKLING SOME OF THE MAGIC POWDER OF LIFE FROM THE PEPPER BOX UPON THE BODY OF THE SAW HORSE
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