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5 Ducking for ApplesBut what was the Toyman doing now? He had a tub in his arms. He set it down, filled it with water, then popped three red apples in it. And the children got down on their knees around the tub and tried to take the apples in their teeth. But round and round they bobbed, so fast that it was difficult to catch them. "Ugh!" exclaimed Jehosophat; "Kerchoo!" sneezed Marmaduke; "Guhuh!" coughed Hepzebiah, all their eyes and their mouths, noses and tummies, too, full of water. And always those little red apples bobbed out of reach. Once Jehosophat thought he had caught one, but his teeth slipped on its smooth round cheek and all he got was a piece of skin. It was fun just the same. A lot of other games they played, with flour, and candles, and rings, and things, then the Toyman gathered them up on his knees and the arm of his chair, and told them A charming story. A good one? Of course! He never told a poor one. By this time the children were sneezing and Mother said they'd have to go to bed or they'd catch their "deathocold." When they were at last undressed Jehosophat lay his head on the pillow. But it wouldn't stay down. He could see Ole Man Pumpkin sitting there on the dining-room table--so still! The Toyman had forgotten to put out the candle in his head. It was a thick candle, and it burned a long, long time. Ole Man Pumpkin seemed to be very cheerful with it inside his hollow skull. It made him feel "all lit up," he heard the Toyman say. The big, round eyes never blinked. They just watched the little boy all the time, and the big mouth was "just laughin' an' laughin' an' laughin' at him."
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The Story of Ole Man
Pumpkin 1 Fall Harvest 2 Pumpkin Pie 3 Jack - Ole Man Pumpkin 4 Jack O'Lantern 5 Ducking for Apples 6 Cornfield Rebellion 7 Prisoner 8
Awakening
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