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16. Visiting the Pumpkin-Field
Dorothyranovertothelittlegravesandreadthewordsengraveduponthetombstones.Thefirstonesaid:
HereLiestheMortalPartof
JACKPUMPKINHEAD
WhichSpoiledApril9th.
Shethenwenttothenextstone,whichread:
HereLiestheMortalPartof
JACKPUMPKINHEAD
WhichSpoiledOctober2nd.
Onthethirdstonewerecarvedthesewords:
HereLiestheMortalPartof
JACKPUMPKINHEAD
WhichSpoiledJanuary24th.
"PoorJack!"sighedDorothy."I’msorryhehadtodieinthreeparts,forIhopedtoseehimagain."
"Soyoushall,"declaredtheTinWoodman,"sinceheisstillalive.Comewithmetohishouse,forJackisnowafarmerandlivesinthisverypumpkinfield."
Theywalkedovertoamonstrousbig,hollowpumpkinwhichhadadoorandwindowscutthroughtherind.Therewasastovepiperunningthroughthestem,andsixstepshadbeenbuiltleadinguptothefrontdoor.
Theywalkeduptothisdoorandlookedin.Seatedonabenchwasamanclothedinaspottedshirt,aredvest,andfadedbluetrousers,whosebodywasmerelysticksofwood,jointedclumsilytogether.Onhisneckwassetaround,yellowpumpkin,withafacecarvedonitsuchasaboyoftencarvesonajack-lantern.
Thisqueermanwasengagedinsnappingslipperypumpkin-seedswithhiswoodenfingers,tryingtohitatargetontheothersideoftheroomwiththem.HedidnotknowhehadvisitorsuntilDorothyexclaimed:
"Why,it’sJackPumpkinheadhimself!"
Heturnedandsawthem,andatoncecameforwardtogreetthelittleKansasgirlandNickChopper,andtobeintroducedtotheirnewfriends.
