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Then he decided they could go faster, so he shouted: "Trot!" [Illustration: image075] Now, the Saw Horse remembered that this word was the command to go as fast as he could; so he began rocking along the road at a tremendous pace, and Tip had hard work—running faster than he ever had before in his life—to keep his feet. THEN HE DECIDED THEY COULD GO FASTER SO HE SHOUTED TROT NOW THE SAW HORSE REMEMBERED THAT THIS WORD WAS THE COMMAND TO GO AS FAST AS HE COULD SO HE BEGAN ROCKING ALONG THE ROAD AT A TREMENDOUS PACE AND TIP HAD HARD WORK RUNNING FASTER THAN HE EVER HAD BEFORE IN HIS LIFE TO KEEP HIS FEET
d so perfectly that from his knees up the boy was entirely dry. As for the Pumpkinhead, every stitch of his gorgeous clothing dripped water. “The sun will soon dry us,” said Tip “and, anyhow, we are now safely across, in spite of the ferryman, and can continue our journey.” “I didn’t mind swimming, at all,” remarked the horse. “Nor did I,” added Jack. They soon regained the road of yellow brick, which proved to be a continuation of the road they had left on the other side, and then Tip once more mounted the Pumpkinhead upon the back of the Saw-Horse. “If you ride fast,” said he, “the wind will help to dry your clothing. I will hold on to the horse’s tail and run after you. In this way we all will become dry in a very short time.” “Then the horse must step lively,” said Jack. “I’ll do my best,” returned the Saw-Horse, cheerfully. Tip grasped the end of the branch that served as tail to the Saw-Horse, and called loudly: “Get-up!” The horse started at a good pace, and Tip followed behind. THOROUGHLY SOAKED BUT THE SAW HORSE HAD FLOATED SO PERFECTLY THAT FROM HIS KNEES UP THE BOY WAS ENTIRELY DRY AS FOR THE PUMPKINHEAD EVERY STITCH OF HIS GORGEOUS CLOTHING WAS DRIPPING WET THE SUN WILL SOON DRY US SAID TIP AND ANYHOW WE ARE NOW SAFELY ACROSS IN SPITE OF THE FERRYMAN AND CAN CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY I DIDN'T MIND THE SWIMMING AT ALL REMARKED THE HORSE NOR DID I ADDED JACK THEY SOON REGAINED THE ROAD OF YELLOW BRICK WHICH PROVED TO BE A CONTINUATION OF THE ROAD THEY HAD LEFT ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THEN TIP ONCE MORE MOUNTED THE PUMPKINHEAD UPON THE BACK OF THE SAW HORSE IF YOU RIDE FAST HE SAID THE WIND WILL HELP TO DRY YOUR CLOTHING I WILL HOLD ON TO THE HORSE'S TAIL AND RUN AFTER YOU IN THIS WAY WE WILL BECOME DRY IN A VERY SHORT TIME THEN THE HORSE MUST STOP LIVELY SAID JACK I'LL DO MY BEST RETURNED THE SAW HORSE CHEERFULLY TIP GRASPED THE END OF THE BRANCH THAT SERVED HIS TAIL TO THE SAW HORSE AND CALLED LOUDLY GET UP THE HORSE STARTED AT A GOOD PACE AND TIP FOLLOWED BEHIND
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