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"Both, if you please," answered Jack. "And this wooden horse—is it alive?" questioned the Guardian. The horse rolled one knotty eye upward and winked at Jack. Then it gave a prance and brought one leg down on the Guardian's toes. "Ouch!" cried the man; "I'm sorry I asked that question. But the answer is most convincing. Have you any errand, sir, in the Emerald City?" BOTH IF YOU PLEASE ANSWERED JACK AND THIS WOODEN HORSE IS IT ALIVE QUESTIONED THE GUARDIAN THE HORSE ROLLED ONE KNOTTY EYE UPWARD AND WINKED AT JACK THEN IT GAVE A PRANCE AND BROUGHT ONE LEG DOWN ON THE GUARDIAN'S TOES OUCH CRIED THE MAN I'M SORRY I ASKED THAT QUESTION BUT THE ANSWER IS MOST CONVINCING HAVE YOU ANY ERRAND SIR IN THE EMERALD CITY
ther!” he exclaimed; and then, hearing no reply, he turned around and discovered for the first time that Tip was not there. This apparent desertion puzzled the Pumpkinhead, and made him uneasy. And while he was wondering what had become of the boy, and what he ought to do next under such trying circumstances, the gateway in the green wall opened and a man came out. This man was short and round, with a fat face that seemed remarkably good-natured. He was clothed all in green and wore a high, peaked green hat upon his head and green spectacles over his eyes. Bowing before the Pumpkinhead he said: “I am the Guardian of the Gates of the Emerald City. May I inquire who you are, and what is your business?” “My name is Jack Pumpkinhead,” returned the other, smilingly; “but as to my business, I haven’t the least idea in the world what it is.” The Guardian of the Gates looked surprised, and shook his head as if dissatisfied with the reply. “What are you, a man or a pumpkin?” he asked, politely. ACE RUINED THAT WAS A FAST RIDE DEAR FATHER HE EXCLAIMED AND THEN HEARING NO REPLY HE TURNED AROUND AND DISCOVERED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT TIP WAS NOT THERE THIS APPARENT DESERTION PUZZLED THE PUMPKINHEAD AND MADE HIM UNEASY AND WHILE HE WAS WONDERING WHAT HAD BECOME OF THE BOY AND WHAT HE OUGHT TO DO NEXT UNDER SUCH TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES THE GATEWAY IN THE GREEN WALL OPENED AND A MAN CAME OUT THIS MAN WAS SHORT AND ROUND WITH A FAT FACE THAT SEEMED REMARKABLY GOOD NATURED HE WAS CLOTHED ALL IN GREEN AND WORE A HIGH PEAKED GREEN HAT UPON HIS HEAD AND GREEN SPECTACLES OVER HIS EYES BOWING BEFORE THE PUMPKINHEAD HE SAID I AM THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATES OF THE EMERALD CITY MAY I INQUIRE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS MY NAME IS JACK PUMPKINHEAD RETURNED THE OTHER SMILINGLY BUT AS TO MY BUSINESS I HAVEN'T THE LEAST IDEA IN THE WORLD WHAT IT IS THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE LOOKED SURPRISED AND SHOOK HIS HEAD AS IF DISSATISFIED WITH THE REPLY WHAT ARE YOU A MAN OR A BUMPKIN HE ASKED POLITELY
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