L.Frank Baum. The marvelous land of Oz -
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ecstacy.
"I must give him a name!" he cried. "So good a man as this must
surely have a name. I believe," he added, after a moment's thought, "I
will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'"
After considering the matter carefully, Tip decided that the best
place to locate Jack would be at the bend in the road, a little way from
the house. So he started to carry his man there, but found him heavy and
rather awkward to handle. After dragging the creature a short distance Tip
stood him on his feet, and by first bending the joints of one leg, and
then those of the other, at the same time pushing from behind, the boy
managed to induce Jack to walk to the bend in the road. It was not
accomplished without a few tumbles, and Tip really worked harder than he
ever had in the fields or forest; but a love of mischief urged him on, and
it pleased him to test the cleverness of his workmanship.
"Jack's all right, and works fine!" he said to himself, panting with
the unusual exertion. But just then he discovered the man's left arm had
fallen off in the journey so he went back to find it, and afterward, by
whittling a new and stouter pin for the shoulder-joint, he repaired the
injury so successfully that the arm was stronger than before. Tip also
noticed that Jack's pumpkin head had twisted around until it faced his
back; but this was easily remedied. When, at last, the man was set up
facing the turn in the path where old Mombi was to appear, he looked
natural enough to be a fair imitation of a Gillikin farmer, - and
unnatural enough to startle anyone that came on him unawares.
As it was yet too early in the day to expect the old woman to return