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16. Visiting the Pumpkin-Field
Button-BrightwasatfirstrathershywiththequaintPumpkinhead,butJack’sfacewassojollyandsmiling—beingcarvedthatway—thattheboysoongrewtolikehim.
"Ithoughtawhileagothatyouwereburiedinthreeparts,"saidDorothy,"butnowIseeyou’rejustthesameasever."
"Notquitethesame,mydear,formymouthisalittlemoreone-sidedthanitusedtobe;butprettynearlythesame.I’veanewhead,andthisisthefourthoneI’veownedsinceOzmafirstmademeandbroughtmetolifebysprinklingmewiththeMagicPowder."
"Whatbecameoftheotherheads,Jack?"
"TheyspoiledandIburiedthem,fortheywerenotevenfitforpies.EachtimeOzmahascarvedmeanewheadjustliketheoldone,andasmybodyisbyfarthelargestpartofme,IamstillJackPumpkinhead,nomatterhowoftenIchangemyupperend.Oncewehadadreadfultimetofindanotherpumpkin,astheywereoutofseason,andsoIwasobligedtowearmyoldheadalittlelongerthanwasstrictlyhealthy.ButafterthissadexperienceIresolvedtoraisepumpkinsmyself,soasnevertobecaughtagainwithoutonehandy;andnowIhavethisfinefieldthatyouseebeforeyou.Somegrowprettybig—toobigtobeusedforheads—soIdugoutthisoneanduseitforahouse."
"Isn’titdamp?"askedDorothy.
"Notvery.Thereisn’tmuchleftbuttheshell,yousee,anditwilllastalongtimeyet."
"Ithinkyouarebrighterthanyouusedtobe,Jack,"saidtheTinWoodman."Yourlastheadwasastupidone."
"Theseedsinthisonearebetter,"wasthereply.
"AreyougoingtoOzma’sparty?"askedDorothy