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　　In　the　Country　of　the　Gillikins；　which　is　at　the　North　of　the　Land　of　Oz；　lived　a　youth　called　Tip。　There　was　more　to　his　name　than　that；　for　old　Mombi　often　declared　that　his　whole　name　was　Tippetarius；　but　no　one　was　expected　to　say　such　a　long　word　when　〃Tip〃　would　do　just　as　well。
　　This　boy　remembered　nothing　of　his　parents；　for　he　had　been　brought　when　quite　young　to　be　reared　by　the　old　woman　known　as　Mombi；　whose　reputation；　I　am　sorry　to　say；　was　none　of　the　best。　For　the　Gillikin　people　had　reason　to　suspect　her　of　indulging　in　magical　arts；　and　therefore　hesitated　to　associate　with　her。
　　Mombi　was　not　exactly　a　Witch；　because　the　Good　Witch　who　ruled　that　part　of　the　Land　of　Oz　had　forbidden　any　other　Witch　to　exist　in　her　dominions。　So　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。
　　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。
　　There　were　pumpkins　in　Mombi's　corn…fields；　lying　golden　red　among　the　rows　of　green　stalks；　and　these　had　been　planted　and　carefully　tended　that　the　four…horned　cow　might　eat　of　them　in　the　winter　time。　But　one　day；　after　the　corn　had　all　been　cut　and　stacked；　and　Tip　was　carrying　the　pumpkins　to　the　stable；　he　took　a　notion　to　make　a　〃Jack　Lantern〃　and　try　to　give　the　old　woman　a　fright　with　it。
　　So　he　selected　a　fine；　big　pumpkin　…　one　with　a　lustrous；　orange…red　color　…　and　began　carving　it。　With　the　point　of　his　knife　he　made　two　round　eyes；　a　three…cornered　nose；　and　a　mouth　shaped　like　a　new　moon。　The　face；　when　pleted；　could　not　have　been　considered　strictly　beautiful；　but　it　wore　a　smile　so　big　and　broad；　and　was　so　Jolly　in　expression；　that　even　Tip　laughed　as　he　looked　admiringly　at　his　work。
　　The　child　had　no　playmates；　so　he　did　not　know　that　boys　often　dig　out　the　inside　of　a　〃pumpkin…jack；〃　and　in　the　space　thus　made　put　a　lighted　candle　to　render　the　face　more　startling；　but　he　conceived　an　idea　of　his　own　that　promised　to　be　quite　as　effective。　He　decided　to　manufacture　the　form　of　a　man；　who　would　wear　this　pumpkin　head；　and　to　stand　it　in　a　place　where　old　Mombi　would　meet　it　face　to　face。
　　〃And　then；〃　said　Tip　to　himself；　with　a　laugh；　〃she'll　squeal　louder　than　the　brown　pig　does　when　I　pull　her　tail；　and　shiver　with　fright　worse　than　I　did　last　year　when　I　had　the　ague！〃　He　had　plenty　of　time　to　acplish　this　task；　for　Mombi　had　gone　to　a　village　…　to　buy　groceries；　she　said　…　and　it　was　a　journey　of　at　least　two　days。
　　So　he　took　his　axe　to　the　forest；　and　selected　some　stout；　straight　saplings；　which　he　cut　down　and　trimmed　of　all　their　twigs　and　leaves。　From　these　he　would　make　the　arms；　and　legs；　and　feet　of　his　man。　For　the　body　he　stripped　a　sheet　of　thick　bark　from　around　a　big　tree；　and　with　much　labor　fashioned　it　into　a　cylinder　of　about　the　right　size；　pinning　the　edges　together　with　wooden　pegs。　Then；　whistling　happily　as　he　worked；　he　carefully　jointed　the　limbs　and　fastened　them　to　the　body　with　pegs　whittled　into　shape　with　his　knife。
　　By　the　time　this　feat　had　been　acplished　it　began　to　grow　dark；　and　Tip　remembered　he　must　milk　the　cow　and　feed　the　pigs。　So　he　picked　up　his　wooden　man　and　carried　it　back　to　the　house　with　him。
　　During　the　evening；　by　the　light　of　the　fire　in　the　kitchen；　Tip　carefully　rounded　all　the　edges　of　the　joints　and　smoothed　the　rough　places　in　a　neat　and　workmanlike　manner。　Then　he　stood　the　figure　up　against　the　wall　and　admired　it。　It　seemed　remarkably　tall；　even　for　a　full…grown　man；　but　that　was　a　good　point　in　a　small　boy's　eyes；　and　Tip　did　not　object　at　all　to　the　size　of　his　creation。
　　Next　morning；　when　he　looked　at　his　work　again；　Tip　saw　he　had　forgotten　to　give　the　dummy　a　neck；　by　means　of　which　he　might　fasten　the　pumpkinhead　to　the　body。　So　he　went　again　to　the　forest；　which　was　not　far　away；　and　chopped　from　a　tree　several　pieces　of　wood　with　which　to　plete　his　work。　When　he　returned　he　fastened　a　cross…piece　to　the　upper　end　of　the　body；　making　a　hole　through　the　center　to　hold　upright　the　neck。　The　bit　of　wood　which　formed　this　neck　was　also　sharpened　at　the　upper　end；　and　when　all　was　ready　Tip　put　on　the　pumpkin　head；　pressing　it　well　down　onto　the　neck；　and　found　that　it　fitted　very　well。　The　head　could　be　turned　to　one　side　or　the　other；　as　he　pleased；　and　the　hinges　of　the　arms　and　legs　allowed　him　to　place　the　dummy　in　any　position　he　desired。
　　〃Now；　that；〃　declared　Tip；　proudly；　〃is　really　a　very　fine　man；　and　it　ought　to　frighten　several　screeches　out　of　old　Mombi！　But　it　would　be　much　more　lifelike　if　it　were　properly　dressed。〃　To　find　clothing　seemed　no　easy　task；　but　Tip　boldly　ransacked　the　great　chest　in　which　Mombi　kept　all　her　keepsakes　and　treasures；　and　at　the　very　bottom　he　discovered　some　purple　trousers；　a　red　shirt　and　a　pink　vest　which　was　dotted　with　white　spots。　These　he　carried　away　to　his　man　and　succeeded；　although　the　garments　did　not　fit　very　well；　in　dressing　the　creature　in　a　jaunty　fashion。　Some　knit　stockings　belonging　to　Mombi　and　a　much　worn　pair　of　his　own　shoes　pleted　the　man's　apparel；　and　Tip　was　so　delighted　that　he　danced　up　and　down　and　laughed　aloud　in　boyish　ecstacy。
　　〃I　must　give　him　a　name！〃　he　cried。　〃So　good　a　man　as　this　must　surely　have　a　name。　I　believe；〃　he　added；　after　a　moment's　thought；　〃I　will　name　the　fellow　'Jack　Pumpkinhead！'〃
　　
　　
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　　After　considering　the　matter　carefully；　Tip　decided　that　the　best　place　to　locate　Jack　would　be　at　the　bend　in　the　road；　a　little　way　from　the　house。　So　he　started　to　carry　his　man　there；　but　found　him　heavy　and　rather　awkward　to　handle。　After　dragging　the　creature　a　short　distance　Tip　stood　him　on　his　feet；　and　by　first　bending　the　joints　of　one　leg；　and　then　those　of　the　other；　at　the　same　time　pushing　from　behind；　the　boy　managed　to　induce　Jack　to　walk　to　the　bend　in　the　road。　It　was　not　acplished　without　a　few　tumbles；　and　Tip　really　worked　harder　than　he　ever　had　in　the　fields　or　forest；　but　a　love　of　mischief　urged　him　on；　and　it　pleased　him　to　test　the　cleverness　of　his　workmanship。
　　〃Jack's　all　right；　and　works　fine！〃　he　said　to　himself；　panting　with　the　unusual　exertion。　But　just　then　he　discovered　the　man's　left　arm　had　fallen　off　in　the　journey　so　he　went　back　to　find　it；　and　afterward；　by　whittling　a　new　and　stouter　pin　for　the　shoulder…joint；　he　repaired　the　injury　so　successfully　that　the　arm　was　stronger　than　before。　Tip　also　noticed　that　Jack's　pumpkin　head　had　twisted　around　until　it　faced　his　back；　but　this　was　easily　remedied。　When；　at　last；　the　man　was　set　up　facing　the　turn　in　the　path　where　old　Mombi　was　to　appear；　he　looked　natural　enough　to　be　a　fair　imitation　of　a　Gillikin　farmer；　…　and　unnatural　enough　to　startle　anyone　that　came　on　him　unawares。
　　As　it　was　yet　too　early　in　the　day　to　expect　the　old　woman　to　return　home；　Tip　went　down　into　the　valley　below　the　farm…house　and　began　to　gather　nuts　from　the　trees　that　grew　there。
　　However；　old　Mombi　returned　earlier　than　usual。　S