Worzel Gummidge (Worzel Gummidge) Quotes

″‘I’ve come to save you a journey,’ said the scarecrow. ‘At least, partly to save you a journey and partly to save myself from missing it.‘”

“I mean how do I sit? Is it difficult the first time you do it?”

“Gummidge isn’t a very pretty name,′ objected Susan. ‘No,’ he replied, ‘It’s as ugly as I am.‘”

″‘How old are you?’ asked Susan. ‘All manner of ages,’ replied the scarecrow. ‘My face is one age, and my feet are another, and my arms are the oldest of all.‘”

“What’s the use of having smart legs,′ I said, ‘if you don’t use them!‘”

“After breakfast she told John all about Worzel Gummidge, but he said she must have been dreaming, and that the scarecrow was still in the field.”

″‘You might as well be rooted for all the travelling you do.’ So this evening, after the rooks had stopped acting silly, I pulled up my feet and walked about a bit.”

″‘Gummidge isn’t pretty,’ she said, ‘but it’s a very interesting name.‘”