. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . what Im going to tell you. <Whoa! meansto stop; <Get-Up! means to walk forward; <Trot!means to go as fast as you can. Understand? I believe I do, returned the horse. Very good. We are all going on a journey tothe Emerald City, to see His Majesty, the Scarecrow;and Jack Pumpkinhead is going to ride on yourback, so he wont wear out his joints. I dont mind, said the Saw-Horse. Anythingthat suits you suits me. Then Tip assisted Jack to get upon the hor


. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . what Im going to tell you. <Whoa! meansto stop; <Get-Up! means to walk forward; <Trot!means to go as fast as you can. Understand? I believe I do, returned the horse. Very good. We are all going on a journey tothe Emerald City, to see His Majesty, the Scarecrow;and Jack Pumpkinhead is going to ride on yourback, so he wont wear out his joints. I dont mind, said the Saw-Horse. Anythingthat suits you suits me. Then Tip assisted Jack to get upon the horse. Hold on tight, he cautioned, or you may falloff and crack your pumpkin head. That would be horrible! said Jack, with ashudder. What shall I hold on to? Why, hold on to his ears, replied Tip, after amoments hesitation. Dont do that! remonstrated the Saw-Horse;for then I cant hear. That seemed reasonable, so Tip tried to think ofsomething else. Ill fix it! said he, at length. He went intothe wood and cut a short length of limb from ayoung, stout tree. One end of this he sharpenedto a point, and then he dug a hole in the back of 54. « DOES IT HURT ? ASKED THE BOY. 55 The Awakening of the Sawhorse the Saw-Horse, just behind its head. Next hebrought a piece of rock from the road and ham-mered the post firmly into the animals back. Stop! Stop ! shouted the horse; youre jarringme terribly. Does it hurt? asked the boy. Not exactly hurt, answered the animal; butit makes me quite nervous to be jarred. Well, its all over now, said Tip, , Jack, be sure to hold fast to this post, andthen you cant fall off and get smashed. So Jack held on tight, and Tip said to the horse: Get-up The obedient creature at once walked forward,rocking from side to side as he raised his feet fromthe ground. Tip walked beside the Saw-Horse, quite contentwith this addition to their party. Presently hebegan to whistle. What does that sound mean? asked the horse. Dont pay any attention to it, sa


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