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           "YouwillnoticeIhaveoneoat-fieldonmyproperty,"heremarked,astheydroveaway."Oat-strawis,Ihavefound,thebestofallstrawstore-stuffmyselfwithwhenmyinteriorgetsmustyoroutofshape."

           "Areyouabletore-stuffyourselfwithouthelp?"askedAuntEm."Ishouldthinkthatafterthestrawwastakenoutofyoutherewouldn’tbeanythingleftbutyourclothes."

           "Youarealmostcorrect,madam,"heanswered."Myservantsdothestuffing,undermydirection.Formyhead,inwhicharemyexcellentbrains,isabagtiedatthebottom.Myfaceisneatlypaintedupononesideofthebag,asyoumaysee.Myheaddoesnotneedre-stuffing,asmybodydoes,forallthatitrequiresistohavethefacetouchedupwithfreshpaintoccasionally."

           ItwasnotfarfromtheScarecrow’smansiontothefarmofJackPumpkinhead,andwhentheyarrivedtherebothUncleHenryandAuntEmweremuchimpressed.Thefarmwasonevastpumpkinfield,andsomeofthepumpkinswereofenormoussize.Inoneofthem,whichhadbeenneatlyhollowedout,Jackhimselflived,andhedeclaredthatitwasaverycomfortableresidence.Thereasonhegrewsomanypumpkinswasinorderthathemightchangehisheadasoftenasitbecamewrinkledorthreatenedtospoil.

           Thepumpkin-headedmanwelcomedhisvisitorsjoyfullyandofferedthemseveraldeliciouspumpkinpiestoeat.

           "Idon’tindulgeinpumpkinpiesmyself,fortworeasons,"hesaid."OnereasonisthatwereItoeatpumpkinsIwouldbecomeacannibal,andtheotherreasonisthatInevereat,notbeinghollowinside."

           "Verygoodreasons,"agreedtheScarecrow