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-The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bumps and His Buddies, by Marie Helene
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-Title: Bumps and His Buddies
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-BUMPS AND HIS BUDDIES
-
-MARIE HELENE GULBRANSEN
-
-
-[Illustration: _He Never Had Heard of a Bridge of Fish_]
-
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-
-
-  Bumps
-  And His Buddies
-
-  BY
-  MARIE HELENE GULBRANSEN
-
-  WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
-  JAMES W. BURBANK
-
-  [Illustration]
-
-  DORRANCE & COMPANY
-  PHILADELPHIA
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-
-
-
-Copyright 1924
-
-Dorrance & Company Inc
-
-
-Manufactured in the United States of America
-
-
-
-
-CONTENTS
-
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-                                        PAGE
-
-  BUMPS AND THE MAGIC PURSE              11
-
-  THE VOYAGE TO NO-SUCH LAND             23
-
-  SQUEEDINKS AND THE COD LIVER OIL       35
-
-  TOM NOW-YOU-SEE-HIM-NOW-YOU-DON’T      45
-
-  COLETTE, THE LITTLE DANCING GIRL       55
-
-  JERRY AND THE WISHING-RING             65
-
-  PATSY ANN IN BIRDLAND                  75
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-
-LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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-                                             _Facing Page_
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-  He Had Never Heard of a Bridge of Fish    _Frontispiece_
-
-  Our Island Is Swimming Away With Us                   24
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-  I Never Did Think This Tree Was Big Enough            36
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-  All They Could See Was the Skates                     48
-
-  Only a Tiny Bunch of Whiskers Remained                56
-
-  The Savages Ran in Terror                             68
-
-  A Queer Bird Flew Close to Patsy Ann                  76
-
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-
-
-  BUMPS AND
-  THE MAGIC PURSE
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-
-BUMPS AND HIS BUDDIES
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-
-
-BUMPS AND THE MAGIC PURSE
-
-
-Once there was a little boy named Bumps, a name he was given because
-of the many times he fell down, bumping his little legs and head. He
-was a roly-poly little chap, a bit too heavy for his height, and when
-he started off to work or play he was usually in such a hurry that he
-tumbled over. Now Bumps lived in a wee hut ’way off in the country,
-with his mother, who was quite poor. In the mornings he would hustle
-out to chop wood and gather wild berries for their breakfast, always
-wishing that he could find a pot of gold to make his mother rich and
-happy. Finally he decided to start out into the big world to seek his
-fortune, and while his mother hated to have her little son leave her,
-she felt sure he would be successful because he had always been such a
-good boy.
-
-So one bright sunny morning Bumps, after kissing his mother good-bye,
-set out on his long journey with a rabbit’s foot in his pocket for
-luck and only a little lunch to eat on the way. He walked for miles and
-miles in the direction of the city until his little legs grew very,
-very tired. So he sat down to rest and to eat his luncheon, only to
-find that he had devoured it, bit by bit, as he trudged along. It was
-getting toward the end of the afternoon when he suddenly saw a little
-brown rabbit with a white tail hopping along ahead of him. He longed
-for the big gun which he had left behind in the woodshed, for he knew
-that he must soon have more food and he thought the rabbit would make
-a good supper. But just then he spied a stone with which he thought
-he might kill Mr. Rabbit. Bumps threw the stone with all his might,
-just missing him by inches, and the rabbit, instead of running away,
-scampered right up to him, and sitting up straight, held out one little
-foot. Then it occurred to Bumps that here he was carrying a rabbit’s
-foot for good luck, and yet he had tried to bring bad luck upon this
-poor little creature. With tears in his eyes he gathered the rabbit in
-his arms, calling him, “Dear little brown Bunny!” From that moment
-Bumps and the Bunny were the best of friends, and journeyed on together.
-
-It was growing dusk by this time and Bumps was so hungry that he began
-hunting about in his pockets for crumbs of his luncheon. When the
-little brown Bunny saw him do this, and also saw that Bumps didn’t find
-anything to eat in his pocket, he began running about, pausing every
-now and then to sniff the air with his little funny nose. At last he
-dashed off at a great pace, and Bumps saw him busily scratching and
-digging in the ground. When he caught up with him he saw that Bunny had
-uncovered a hidden basketful of the most delicious things to eat, which
-a picnic party had buried away in the cool, clean earth for another
-day’s luncheon. Bumps and Bunny sat down under a tree for supper, and
-Bumps fed his little friend all the lettuce out of the sandwiches.
-
-It was now quite dark and the two travelers felt very drowsy, so
-they curled up close to each other and fell sound asleep. Bumps was
-dreaming happily about his return home laden with riches, when he
-felt something nibbling at his ear, and awakened to find that Bunny
-was trying to tell him something. He couldn’t make out what the little
-fellow was trying to say, until he heard a deep growl among the trees,
-and saw a big shadow in the moonlight. He was terribly frightened,
-but knew that the wisest thing to do was remain perfectly still. To
-his surprise, the Bunny scampered off right under the nose of an
-enormous bear, making all the noise he could in the dead leaves. Of
-course, the bear ran after him through the woods, which was exactly
-what clever Bunny had planned, while Bumps stayed just where he was,
-breathless with fright and excitement. There was a great crashing and a
-terrific growling, and then all was still! After a minute or two Bunny
-reappeared, tumbling tail over ears with laughter, and sitting up on
-his hind legs, motioned Bumps to follow him. The two set off together
-through the underbrush, and all the while the frightful growlings grew
-louder and louder, until they came to where they saw old Mr. Bear stuck
-tight in a hole in the ground, into which he had vainly tried to follow
-Bunny, who had cleverly led him in and then escaped through the hole’s
-back door. Bumps and Bunny left the bear stuck securely in the ground,
-fairly growling his head off, and went back to sleep. Bumps felt fonder
-than ever of Bunny, for he felt that the little animal’s quick wit and
-quick action had saved his life.
-
-In the morning the two friends proceeded on their way, walking as fast
-as they could, for they were in great haste to make their fortunes.
-Occasionally they met a good farmer who gave them apples and cabbages
-to eat. They walked and walked all day long; sometimes Bunny ran ahead
-over the roofs of the hills, but he always returned to see if Bumps
-was following him. And all the time Bumps’ little legs were growing
-stronger and stronger, so that he seldom fell and hardly felt tired
-at all, which made him very proud. Finally, Bunny vanished over the
-top of the very last, highest hill, and though Bumps looked and looked
-for him, he didn’t come back. When Bumps caught up with him he found
-him sitting on the doorstep of a great river, wondering how they would
-ever get across. Alas! Poor Bumps himself could see no way to go on,
-and feared that they would have to turn back. While they stood sadly
-looking at the deep water as it went rushing by them, there was a great
-splashing and rippling all about, and hundreds of fish, of every kind
-and color in the whole world, poked their heads up above the surface,
-just exactly as if they were trying to tell the travelers something.
-Then Bumps and Bunny noticed that the fish were floating side by
-side, packed tightly together all the way across the river in a long,
-glistening silver bridge. Bumps had never heard of anyone crossing a
-river on a bridge of fish, but he stepped boldly out, with Bunny in
-his arms. And when he had safely reached the other side, without even
-so much as getting the soles of his feet damp, he thanked the fish for
-their kindness by digging hundreds of worms for them (with the help
-of Bunny’s sharp little claws). As fast as they could dig they threw
-the worms into the river, and just as fast they disappeared into the
-fishes’ mouths.
-
-Then the two travelers resumed their journey, telling each other how
-fortunate they had been thus far. They went on and on, until Bumps
-thought they must be approaching the city. They were pushing their
-way through a little thicket--Bunny hurrying on ahead, as usual--when
-Bumps heard the hiss of a snake. He looked around quickly to see where
-it came from, and right in front of him on the ground he saw a poor
-little bird held spellbound by the glittering eye of an ugly snake,
-so frightened that it could neither move nor fly. Without stopping
-to think that the snake might injure him, Bumps seized a big stick
-and killed it. Instantly the poor little bird was transformed into a
-beautiful Fairy, not much bigger than a robin. She told Bumps that a
-cruel Witch had put an enchantment upon her, forcing her to live in the
-body of a helpless little bird, at the mercy of all the beasts of the
-forest, until she should be rescued by some kind person. The Fairy was
-so grateful to Bumps for her release that she made him a present of a
-beautiful purse, in which was just one shining gold coin. This was the
-first money Bumps had ever had for his very own and he felt that his
-good fortune was coming true at last. Thanking the Fairy politely, he
-skipped merrily on, overtaking Bunny, and soon the two friends were
-within sight of the big city.
-
-       *       *       *       *       *
-
-The first person Bumps and Bunny met on their arrival in the city
-was a man selling ice cream, and although he hated to part with the
-gold-piece, Bumps could not resist buying two fat cones. As they walked
-along eating them and gazing at all the wonderful things about them,
-Bumps’ toes suddenly began to feel very cold. Glancing down he saw
-that some of the ice cream had dropped through a hole in his shoe,
-which was badly worn from the long journey. Right across the street
-there was a fine big shoe store, and as Bumps stood wishing he had
-a pair of handsome new shoes, imagine his delight and surprise at
-suddenly feeling the smooth, hard surface of another coin in the purse
-the Fairy had given him! At first he thought there might have been
-two gold-pieces in the purse when the Fairy gave it to him and he had
-been so stupid as to have only discovered one of them. But when, after
-paying for the shoes, he felt still another coin, he knew that he had
-been given a wonderful gift indeed, and that the purse was truly a
-magic one, which would never become empty.
-
-It was now an easy matter for Bumps to buy all the pretty things he
-had planned to take back to his dear mother, of which there were so
-many that he had to buy a great balloon to which was fastened a basket
-big enough to hold everything. And Bumps and Bunny and all the gifts
-purchased with the Fairy’s money sailed away in it, over the wide river
-and all the hills, until they came in sight of the little home. Bumps
-landed the balloon in his own front yard, and he and Bunny rushed in
-to tell his mother the story of his good fortune. She was delighted
-with all the presents he brought her, and because they were never able
-to empty the magic purse of its last shining gold-piece, Bumps and his
-mother always had everything they wanted, and lived happily together
-forever after!
-
-
-
-
-  THE VOYAGE
-  TO NO-SUCH LAND
-
-
-
-
-THE VOYAGE TO NO-SUCH LAND
-
-
-Whoops and Putty-Nose were at the seaside, playing on the shore of
-a beautiful, big blue bay--a bay which was really part of the big,
-beautiful blue ocean, where their father and mother had taken them
-for the summer. Whoops was a very pretty little girl with long yellow
-curls, and big brown eyes which were almost always wide open with
-surprise. She had been given her funny nickname because she always
-cried “Whoops!” when she saw anything that pleased her, and as almost
-everything pleased her she was crying “Whoops!” most of the time.
-Putty-Nose was her brother--a jolly, fat little fellow with a round
-face and a quaint snub nose in the exact middle of it so covered with
-big brown freckles it looked just like a lump of putty. Whoops and
-Putty-Nose had a very small tent, buckets, shovels, and a pop-gun,
-and had been playing that they were Robinson Crusoe and his good man
-Friday, cast away on a desert island. But after a while they got
-tired--it was hard work imagining oneself quite deserted when one
-could see home all the while! So they sat down by the water to rest and
-to think up some more interesting game.
-
-All of a sudden Putty-Nose exclaimed, “Whoopsie! Look at that big,
-round, flat rock out in the water! Let’s wade out to it and we can
-pretend it’s a really truly island!”
-
-Whoops was always ready for fun, so they waded out, carrying all their
-playthings in their arms with them; they pitched their tent in the
-very middle of the rock, and there they were, really on an island,
-with water all around. It was ever so much cooler than on the beach,
-and much more exciting, so they sat down to enjoy life and plan what
-to do next. Whoops had just noticed that their rock was all marked out
-in a diamond pattern, something like a giant checkerboard, only not
-colored, when she felt it begin to move smoothly and slowly through the
-sparkling blue waters. Whoops “whooped” in her very best manner, crying
-out to her brother, “Hold on tight, Putty-Nose! Our island is swimming
-away with us!”
-
-[Illustration: _Our Island Is Swimming Away With Us_]
-
-And sure enough, the island was moving off to sea, making tiny
-ripples like those that follow in the wake of a boat. The children
-didn’t know what to do; they had never heard of a swimming island, and
-they had just about decided to become very, very frightened indeed,
-when a big, long, ugly head lifted itself up over the western shore of
-the island, turned, and looked back at them. It was exactly like the
-head of a turtle they had once seen, only a great many times larger,
-and although it was quite hideously ugly, it had a kindly humorous
-expression around its mouth and a merry twinkle in its eye.
-
-“I’m Old Flipperoo, the sea-turtle,” it said by way of polite
-introduction, “and I’m perfectly harmless, so you mustn’t be afraid.
-You can stay on my back and I’ll carry you across the ocean to a place
-I know, and show you all the queer and wonderful things that grow
-there. Then I’ll bring you back safe and sound in time for supper. How
-does that sound?”
-
-Now of course, Whoops and Putty-Nose said it was the one thing they
-wanted to do most of all, so Old Flipperoo tucked his head away out
-of sight again and set himself to paddling away at a great rate. The
-mariners were soon so far out to sea that they could no longer see
-land, and when they passed close by the great sea-going vessels and
-trans-oceanic liners, all the people on their decks ran to the rail to
-look at the queer flat boat and its very youthful passengers. Everybody
-waved and called greetings to the children, and the children waved
-back, and shouted “Ship ahoy!” which they knew was the polite thing to
-do.
-
-After a long, long voyage they sighted a land almost completely covered
-with the queerest looking trees. Flipperoo swam into a quiet bay and
-waddled right up on the sand, so that Whoops and Putty-Nose were able
-to step ashore without even wetting their feet. “I’ll lie here in the
-sun and take a nap,” said the turtle, “and you children start off on a
-journey of discovery. Nothing in this strange country will hurt you,
-although you will be surprised at many of the things you will see.
-Only be sure to come back here to me when you hear the Tick-Tock bird
-calling, ‘Five o’clock!’, or we’ll all be late for supper.”
-
-So Whoops and Putty-Nose left their wonderful new friend dozing in
-the hot sand and set off, hand in hand, along the path which led up
-among the trees. Now they understood why the island had looked so funny
-when they were approaching it on the turtle’s back, for all the trees
-grew upside-down, their roots in the air, and the figs, cocoanuts, and
-bananas on the ground, where they could easily be picked. They decided
-to gather some of the fruit on the way back to take home to their
-father and mother, and went on up the winding path. The air was full of
-Jujube and Lollypop birds, which flew ahead of them calling, “Whoops
-and Putty-Nose have come to visit us!”
-
-All at once they came upon a colony of Chase-Tails, little striped
-animals with a very sweet tooth. Instead of regular tails they had
-sticks of peppermint candy, which they were forever chasing round
-and round, in order to satisfy their enormous appetites for candy.
-Each Chase-Tail was chasing his tail for dear life around a little
-bush, until every bush in sight had a Chase-Tail lying around it
-like a doughnut, holding its peppermint tail fast in its mouth, and
-nibbling away happily at the candy. Just as Whoops and Putty-Nose
-were wondering what would happen when the tails were all eaten up,
-the Whispering-Tell-Tale bird flew down and explained that new tails
-would grow by tea-time next Thursday. It was then only Monday, and the
-Chase-Tails had to make their peppermint candy tails last for four
-whole days, or go hungry.
-
-Further on, in a cool little dell, they found the Ice Cream Soda plant
-in full bloom, covered with great white cup-shaped flowers, like Easter
-lilies. All you had to do was pick one of these flowers, wish very hard
-for your favorite flavor, and instantly it was full of cold, delicious
-ice cream soda. After sampling as many kinds as they could think of,
-Whoops and Putty-Nose continued their journey, and were just crossing
-a bridge over a tiny stream when they were brought to a standstill by
-a strange sound. It came from the water, and, on looking closer, the
-children discovered a school of Gurgling Gonces swimming in a quiet
-pool under the bridge. They ran down on the bank to see and get a
-closer look, and were amazed to find that a Gurgling Gonce is exactly
-like a small, red rubber hot water bottle, and makes the same noise
-a water bottle does when shaken. Putty-Nose waded carefully into the
-stream and succeeded in catching one of the funny fish. It seemed not
-at all afraid--and very, very warm, and it had just one big, round eye
-in the end where the stopper of the water bottle would be. It looked so
-pleadingly into his face and seemed so helpless that Putty-Nose felt
-sorry for it and put it back in the water right away. “Gurgle-Gurgle,”
-said the grateful Gurgling Gonce, very politely, and swam off to join
-its brothers and sisters.
-
-At last, just as Whoops and Putty-Nose were beginning to feel very
-hungry, they smelled a pleasant odor of cooking, and coming out into
-a little clearing in the woods where a fire was burning, they found
-dozens of chubby little Waffle-Wimps dancing hand in hand around it.
-The Waffle-Wimps were square and flat, with little square holes all
-over their plump little bodies. They kept dancing closer and closer to
-the flames until they grew crisp and brown and very hot. Then they all
-ran off sizzling and chuckling, each one crawling under a marvelously
-sweet Syrup-Bush, where he lay down on his back and let the bush drip
-delicious maple syrup on him until he was just prime for eating. The
-children ate all the Waffle-Wimps they could hold, then they said,
-“Thank You,” to the ones they left behind, and went on.
-
-They had a wonderful time getting acquainted with all the strange and
-marvelous creatures that lived on the island, but at last it began to
-get darker and cooler in the woods and they heard the Tick-Tock bird
-calling, “Five o’clock! Five o’clock!” so they ran back obediently to
-Old Flipperoo, who opened one eye at them sleepily and asked, “Did you
-see everything on the island?”
-
-“Oh, yes! Everything! And we loved it!” cried the children. So
-Flipperoo promised to bring them again, and crawled lazily back into
-the water, preparatory to carrying them home. Whoops and Putty-Nose,
-who were very tired by this time, climbed on his back under their
-Robinson Crusoe tent and lay down. They fell fast asleep, and never
-woke up until they heard their mother calling to them from the shore.
-You can guess how surprised she was to see them come sailing home on
-Old Flipperoo’s back, and to hear all about the delights and wonders of
-their voyage to No-Such Land.
-
-
-
-
-  SQUEEDINKS AND
-  THE COD LIVER OIL
-
-
-
-
-SQUEEDINKS AND THE COD LIVER OIL
-
-
-His real name was Ferdinand Maxwell Higginson, but his friend Mops, the
-hired man, always called him Squeedinks--and as we are all going to be
-his friends--we may as well call him Squeedinks, too. He lived with
-his aunt in a pretty little house ’way out in the country, set between
-rolling green fields and a large forest. Squeedinks used to read all
-sorts of books, but he liked stories about animals best of all. When
-he grew tired of reading he would go out into the forest and watch the
-squirrels frisking about among the old trees. He noticed that most of
-the squirrels lived in holes in the big oaks, and he was extremely
-anxious to get a look into the holes and see just how squirrels behaved
-when they were at home.
-
-After a great many unsuccessful attempts, Squeedinks at last succeeded
-in climbing part way up a big oak tree. He couldn’t get quite as far
-up as the little round holes where he saw his furry friends darting in
-and out, but he was delighted to find one hole, low down on the trunk,
-which was just big enough for him to squeeze into. You see, he was just
-a small little boy. Every day, after that, Squeedinks climbed up to his
-lookout, which he christened the “Crow’s Nest,” and sat there with just
-his head peeping out, watching the antics of the squirrels.
-
-The squirrels would dash past Squeedinks, chattering as if they were
-trying to tell him something, and then scamper off home with a great
-clatter and racket, looking down at the little boy with their big,
-bright eyes. Squeedinks always brought something for the squirrels to
-eat, and it wasn’t long before they grew quite friendly. He invented
-names for the ones he knew best, and tried hard to teach them to answer
-when he called.
-
-[Illustration: _I Never Did Think This Tree Was Big Enough_]
-
-One day Squeedinks heard his aunt talking to the Doctor about him. She
-was worried because he was so small, and the Doctor said that he ought
-to take Cod Liver Oil to make him grow. So that afternoon his aunt
-sent him down to the village to buy a bottle. On the way back from the
-village he came through the forest, and decided he would climb up
-into the Crow’s Nest for a while. He placed the bottle of Cod Liver Oil
-carefully on the ground, and was soon tucked ’way up among the leaves
-in his favorite lookout. As he sat there, Squeedinks thought about the
-Cod Liver Oil, and began to wonder if it would make other things grow
-as well as little boys. He leaned out of the hole to see if the bottle
-was safe, and what do you think he saw? A funny little brown man, not
-much taller than Squeedinks’ fox-terrier, Snarlyrow, was looking at the
-bottle! Squeedinks heard him say to himself, “H’m! Cod Liver Oil, eh?
-Well, I never did think this tree was quite big enough for its age!”
-And with that, he uncorked the bottle, poured its contents on the roots
-of the tree, and disappeared into the depths of the forest whistling a
-funny tune.
-
-Squeedinks was thinking that that was a very strange thing to do, when
-he began to feel rather queer. He felt as if he were going up in an
-elevator, and the hole he was wedged into grew larger and larger until
-it was as big as a little room. He poked out his head and looked down,
-and found that he could see nothing but the green tops of the other
-trees, far, far below him. What _could_ be happening? He knew! His tree
-was starting to grow--the Cod Liver Oil had begun to work! The tree
-grew so fast that in a few minutes he could scarcely see the forest, or
-the roof of his home nearby. The leaves of his tree grew as big as bed
-quilts, and all the squirrel holes were large enough for a small boy to
-live in.
-
-It all seemed just like a fairy tale, and Squeedinks became wildly
-excited. He could now stand erect and walk about inside the Crow’s
-Nest, and just here he noticed that the big tree had a hollow center,
-and that this hollow ran all the way up, just like a chimney. He
-started to climb up the inside of the tree, and quite unexpectedly
-found himself in the front parlor of old Umbrella-Tail, a big gray
-squirrel. All the squirrels were just as amazed as Squeedinks at
-finding their homes grown suddenly large and roomy, and they were all
-chattering excitedly together. Squeedinks was greatly surprised to
-find that he could understand everything the squirrels said. Mrs.
-Umbrella-Tail was saying, “Well! If you expect me to keep house in
-_this_ enormous place you’ll just have to get little Nutty Red squirrel
-for a servant! And that’s that!” Then they all saw Squeedinks, and
-asked him how he had got there. When he told them, they said that
-_they_ had always used the inside of the tree for a stairway, but it
-had never before been big enough for a boy to get through, and they
-had felt safe from molestation. Squeedinks assured them that he loved
-squirrels and, indeed, all the animals that lived in the woods, and
-wouldn’t hurt them for the world. And now he only wanted to get down
-and go home, for it was getting dark.
-
-Old Umbrella-Tail said he would show him the way, and started down
-inside the hollow tree. Squeedinks followed more slowly, for it was as
-black as ink in there. Finally they discovered they couldn’t go any
-farther, and then found they were inside of one of the tree’s great
-roots, way down under the ground. Then Squeedinks despaired of ever
-seeing his home again, but Umbrella-Tail nosed about and discovered an
-opening in the end of the root, through which they could see a dark
-tunnel leading away through the moist earth. But they were afraid to
-follow it for they didn’t know where it led, and were just about to
-turn back in despair, when they heard something thumping along with
-dull, rhythmic bumps. It turned out to be old Grandfather Mole, who
-lived down there. He was quite blind, and had to walk with a cane, but
-his front feet were big and strong, with sharp little claws to help
-him dig his tunnels here and there and everywhere under the ground.
-When Grandfather Mole learned that Umbrella-Tail was trying to get
-Squeedinks home in time for supper, he turned slowly around in his
-tunnel, handed the little boy a flashlight out of his vest pocket, and
-called out in a deep bass voice that sounded very much as if the damp
-earth had given him chronic bronchitis, “Follow me!” So Squeedinks bade
-Umbrella-Tail good-bye, and started to wriggle along the tunnel on his
-stomach behind Grandfather Mole. In a marvelously short time they came
-out into the air, and Squeedinks was delighted to find himself at home
-underneath his own front porch. He thanked Grandfather Mole politely
-for leading him safely home, and watched the old fellow disappear down
-his tunnel again. Then Squeedinks ran into the house and told his aunt
-all that had happened to him, and what strange things the Cod Liver Oil
-had accomplished.
-
-
-
-
-  TOM
-  NOW-YOU-SEE-HIM-NOW-YOU-DON’T
-
-
-
-
-TOM NOW-YOU-SEE-HIM-NOW-YOU-DON’T
-
-
-It was a cold, snowy day just before the Christmas holidays, and little
-Tom was standing near one of the shop windows, gazing longingly in at
-the beautiful gay toys. He was wondering whether he would find the
-wonderful red sled, shining skates and bright, brisk-looking wagon
-under _his_ tree on Christmas morning, or if Santa Claus would hold it
-against him that he had been naughty in refusing, at first, to take
-his cough medicine, and pass him by without leaving him any gifts at
-all. Of course, he had taken the medicine later, when his mother had
-insisted. But he had heard that Santa Claus sometimes punished children
-when they refused to obey promptly.
-
-While he was pondering over this, selecting the gifts he would like
-best and hoping to be forgiven for his naughtiness, a huge snowball
-sang by his head and crashed through the great glass window. He turned
-quickly, in time to see his playmate, Teddy, disappear around the
-corner. Just then he felt strong hands grasp his coat collar roughly
-and heard an angry policeman exclaim, “That’s the time I caught you!”
-
-Poor Tom! He knew that Teddy had thrown the snowball, but he didn’t
-want to be a tattle-tale, so he allowed himself to be hauled away to
-the nearest jail. He was thrust into a dark cell, not much larger than
-a clothes closet, where he trembled with the cold and dampness, utterly
-heart-broken over his sad plight. Trying to be brave, he forced back
-the tears, and settled down to wait until his father should come to his
-rescue.
-
-Suddenly he saw a great cloud of smoke rising from one corner of his
-cell. It circled ’round and ’round until it disappeared into thin air,
-leaving behind a tiny brown elf, who stood blinking knowingly at him
-and nodding his head like a wise little old man. Now Tom had often
-heard of goblins and fairies and wished that he might know them, so he
-smiled at his little visitor, told him how glad he was to see him and
-began to relate to him the story of his misfortune. “Yes, Tom,” said
-the little elf, “I know all about your troubles, and because you have
-been a good, honest lad I am willing to grant any wish you may make.”
-This was jolly good luck for Tom, and he laughed to think how worried
-he had been a few short moments ago, and how the little brown elf had
-transformed all his sorrow into wonderful joy.
-
-“O dear Mr. Fairy, what I want most of all in the world is the power to
-become invisible,” cried Tom. “I have always wished that I could make
-myself invisible whenever I wanted to do so.”
-
-Now the little brown elf thought this a most unusual wish, but he told
-Tom he would grant it for one day, and instantly Tom felt a sudden
-gust of air and found himself entirely alone. Just then he heard the
-turnkey coming with his bread and water and he hurriedly wished himself
-invisible, and when the door was opened he walked right out of his cell
-between the big man’s bow legs! He chuckled in glee to himself when he
-saw the turnkey looking all about for him, not being able to find him
-anywhere, and then he set about finding his way to the street.
-
-On his way home Tom passed a lake that the frost had converted into a
-solid sheet of gleaming ice, where all the boys and girls were skating.
-He spied a pair of skates lying on the bank, and quick as a thought, he
-had them on his feet and had darted off across the ice. There were loud
-shouts of surprise from everyone, and he saw all the boys and girls
-looking after him in amazement. Of course, all _they_ could see was the
-skates, which they thought must have been bewitched to go skating off
-by themselves. A dozen boys set out in pursuit of them, and Tom quite
-enjoyed the sport of eluding them. Teddy, who was in the crowd, almost
-caught up with him, but, hearing a voice that seemed to come from the
-skates themselves, saying, “You _know_ you broke the window!” he became
-so frightened that he stumbled and fell, slithered over the thin ice
-around a “Danger” sign, broke through and plunged headlong into the
-cold water.
-
-[Illustration: _All They Could See Was the Skates_]
-
-Before the other boys and girls could reach him, Invisible Tom had
-pulled him out. When Teddy felt hands helping him out but could see no
-one, he cried aloud in fear, but Tom just chuckled to himself and
-glided off, quite satisfied with his first adventure. By this time he
-was tired of skating, so, leaving the skates where he had found them,
-he went merrily and invisibly on his way.
-
-A poor little homeless dog whose leg had been injured by a passing
-truck was limping painfully along ahead of Tom, and at last tumbled
-into a pathetic little heap, unable to drag himself further. A rough
-boy, whom Tom did not know, came by just at that moment and began
-tormenting the poor little animal. ’Twas then Tom thought he could have
-some fun by befriending the dog and playing a trick on the boy. So he
-dashed over, picked the dog up in his invisible arms, and carried him
-safely down the street. When he looked back and saw the boy standing
-with his mouth wide open in amazement at seeing a dog floating away in
-the air, he laughed aloud. This was indeed great fun! Tom went out of
-his way to pass the Dog Hospital, where he dropped his little charge
-carefully in through an open window just high enough from the ground
-for him to reach.
-
-Then Tom went on his invisible way. Soon he arrived in front of Betty
-Brown’s house, where he heard sounds of laughter and music, reminding
-him that she was giving a party and that he had been invited. He looked
-down at himself. He had on his oldest suit, and he knew he hadn’t time
-to go home to dress, so he decided to attend the party as Invisible
-Tom. The guests were just eating ice cream and cake as Tom entered and
-he watched until he saw the maid put down a big plate of chocolate
-ice cream in front of Billy Bon. Before Billy had a chance to notice
-it, Tom reached out and snatched the dish, vanishing with it behind
-the piano. Betty’s mother, the hostess, was surprised to find that
-Billy had no ice cream, and brought him another plate, but Tom had
-eaten the first one quickly, and was already standing invisible beside
-Billy’s chair, waiting to play the trick again. This practical joke was
-repeated several times, and poor Billy might have gone ice cream-less
-if Tom had not reached the very limit of his capacity at last.
-
-During the games which followed refreshments, Tom played many pranks
-on his little friends and then, politely saying good-bye to Betty,
-who started at hearing a voice when she couldn’t see anyone near, he
-skipped out the door.
-
-As it was now getting late, Tom knew he had better hurry on home. He
-had enjoyed being invisible so much that he decided to remain that way
-as a surprise for his Mother and Daddy. Upon reaching the house he saw
-an enormous airplane, which had landed in a field near his home and
-which was about to take flight. Tom saw that it was piloted by a famous
-aviator of whom he had often heard his father talk, and he could not
-resist the temptation of climbing invisibly in beside him. Instantly
-there was a great roar, and they were off up into the clouds, with
-Tom leaning over the side of the plane to see the cities below, which
-looked very tiny and very far away. This was the greatest experience
-that Tom had ever had, and in his excitement he forgot that the aviator
-couldn’t see him, and shouted in his ear, “Let’s go call on the Man in
-the Moon!” This startled the aviator so that he lost control of the
-plane, which shot toward earth, twisting and turning in its terrible
-fall.
-
-Over and over it went, with Tom clinging to his seat with all his
-might, when all of a sudden he lost his grip, and the next thing he
-knew he had landed flop! in the middle of a big, soft snowbank. A
-kindly old farmer who was traveling along on the road nearby, hurried
-to him, picked him up and offered to take him home in his mulecart.
-
-“O what a day!” thought Tom, and in his heart he thanked the little elf
-for all his thrilling adventures.
-
-
-
-
-  COLETTE,
-  THE LITTLE DANCING GIRL
-
-
-
-
-COLETTE, THE LITTLE DANCING GIRL
-
-
-Far away in a distant city where all the people love music and dancing,
-there was a hurdy-gurdy man whom all the children knew as Uncle
-Antoine. Uncle Antoine had a pet monkey called Monko, who went with
-him every day on his round of music-making. One day, when the sun was
-shining brightly, they chanced upon a pretty little blue-eyed girl with
-golden curls, who was sitting on a doorstep weeping. When Uncle Antoine
-asked her why she was crying so bitterly, she replied that she was all
-alone in the world and had no place to live. Poor Uncle Antoine had a
-great, big heart and he felt very sorry for her, so he told her that he
-would be her uncle and that she might join him and Monko.
-
-Now Colette, for that was the little girl’s name, was as good as she
-was pretty, and when she found someone to love her and look after her,
-she proceeded to dance for joy. A crowd soon gathered, and everyone was
-so enchanted with the music and the dancing that they threw shining
-heaps of gold pennies into Monko’s cup. At the end of the day they
-had collected more gold pennies than Uncle Antoine had ever seen in
-his life before, and the three partners dreamed dreams of a beautiful
-future, where pennies would be so plentiful that they could afford to
-buy a nice little house of their very own and live happily ever after.
-
-So each night found Uncle Antoine, Colette, and Monko ’way off in the
-country falling asleep under some nice big tree, tired but happy in
-their dreams of the future. And every morning they were awakened by
-little leaves fluttering down upon their faces, and by the chirping of
-the tiny birds above them. One day Colette suggested going to the Zoo
-to entertain the people who were watching the animals, and since Uncle
-Antoine and Monko were always ready to please her, they hurried across
-the city, pushing the big hurdy-gurdy before them.
-
-[Illustration: _Only a Tiny Bunch of Whiskers Remained_]
-
-When they arrived at the Zoo they found that great crowds were there
-before them, and when Uncle Antoine started to play and Colette to
-dance, not only did the boys and girls and grown-ups turn to look
-and listen, but all the animals began to cut capers. The monkeys
-started to two-step, and one old Grandfather Ape did a loop-the-loop
-of joy. Old Leo Lion whistled the _Star Spangled Banner_ and the big
-clumsy elephants sang _Yankee Doodle_ all at the same time; old Uncle
-Hippopotamus humped about his cage, trying his best to waltz.
-
-Little Colette danced as she had never danced before, with her lovely
-golden curls flying in the breeze. Monko dashed around through the
-crowd at a great rate, not knowing what to make of the heavy silver
-dollars that rattled merrily in his cup, taking the places of the usual
-pennies. He emptied his cup so often at Uncle Antoine’s feet that very
-soon the hurdy-gurdy was surrounded by enormous piles of gleaming
-silver dollars and when it was dark, and all the people had hurried
-home to their dinners, laughing and chattering about their wonderful
-afternoon, Uncle Antoine, Colette, and Monko were left behind with so
-much money that they had to borrow an elephant from the Keeper of the
-Zoo, strap a trunk on his broad back, and carry it all away.
-
-At last their dreams of wealth had come true, and they set out in
-search of a little house. They found a dear little vine-covered cottage
-surrounded by shrubs and kindly trees like the ones that had sheltered
-them in their poverty. Colette had lots of fun making curtains and
-preparing dinner for Uncle Antoine and Monko, but the three friends
-missed their old life. They missed it so sadly that at last they
-decided that they would be happier if they were still giving happiness
-to others, so they began a round of visits to the orphan asylums and
-the hospitals, and played and danced for the poor little children and
-the sick and distressed.
-
-One day while Colette was busily planting seeds in her tiny garden,
-Prince Charming rode by that way on his splendid white horse, and he
-was so struck with her beauty and goodness that he asked her to marry
-him on the spot and become the Princess of his marvelous castle.
-
-Now Prince Charming was a wonderful Prince and Colette loved him, but
-she couldn’t bear to leave her good Uncle Antoine and Monko, who had
-befriended her when she was sad and lonely. So she shook her head and
-told the Prince that she must remain in the cottage and watch over her
-family. Whereupon the Prince laughed, and replied that his palace was
-large enough for fifty families, and that he would love hers as she
-did and look after them always. And so there was a big wedding, with
-Colette the most beautiful little bride in all the world, dressed in
-glistening white satin and creamy lace and carrying a huge bouquet of
-the most exquisite flowers. And Prince Charming was the handsomest
-groom imaginable, in his uniform of gold and white. Then, as soon as
-the ceremony was over, Colette, Uncle Antoine and Monko all moved into
-the Prince’s castle. It was a big, white castle, built entirely of
-gleaming marble, with fountains of diamonds and rubies playing in the
-midst of gardens of rare flowers and trees so large that they reached
-right up into the sky.
-
-Uncle Antoine was the proudest and happiest man alive, for the Prince
-had given him a brand new hurdy-gurdy which played every tune that had
-ever been composed, and had brought tears of joy into the old man’s
-eyes by telling him that he might spend all his time in the garden,
-playing his music, watching the flowers, and listening to the birds,
-of which there were millions, so tame that they would sing any song
-you requested of them, and perch on your hand to be fed. Monko was
-given all the peanuts he could possibly eat, a whole grove of cocoanut
-trees, and best of all, a kiddy-car on which he could ride all over the
-grounds.
-
-In the midst of all this glory they lived very happily until Uncle
-Antoine grew to be an old, old man, and Monko acquired a long, white
-beard, which trailed behind him for some three blocks. In fact, his
-beard was so very long that when he went out walking with the Princess
-Colette it looked like the train of her gown. One day, when Uncle
-Antoine and the Prince and Princess were all sitting out in the garden
-listening to a large black crow singing _Mammy’s Little Coal-Black
-Rose_, they heard cries of anguish from high up among the trees. They
-discovered that Monko’s beard had become twisted around a tree trunk,
-and that in trying to scramble down he had jerked so hard that he had
-pulled out all but a tiny little bunch of white whiskers. Poor, poor
-Monko! He was terribly distressed, until Colette assured him that his
-beard would grow again, or, if it did not, she would paste the old one
-on with molasses and he would be as handsome as ever.
-
-So you see, because little Colette and Uncle Antoine and Monko had
-always done their very best to make everyone about them as happy as
-they could, they were allowed to spend the rest of their days in the
-beautiful palace with the good Prince.
-
-
-
-
-  JERRY AND
-  THE WISHING-RING
-
-
-
-
-JERRY AND THE WISHING-RING
-
-
-Jerry was a handsome little boy, and had just celebrated his fifth
-birthday. His Uncle Jack, who was a Naval Officer on one of Uncle Sam’s
-battleships, was expected home from a trip around the world, and Jerry
-was so thrilled and excited that he could scarcely wait for the actual
-time to arrive. He remembered sitting on his Uncle Jack’s knee when he
-was a wee little chap, listening to stories of the sea, and he had not
-forgotten his Uncle’s promise to take him on a voyage when he was five
-years old. And then one day he heard the old familiar whistle sounding
-on the garden walk and, sure enough, there was his big Uncle looking
-brown and strong, greeting them all with smiles and kisses. He was to
-be home for just one day, but that was time enough to have Jerry fitted
-out with a smart sailor suit and made ready to take the next trip
-with him. Jerry had never known so much excitement, and when he bade
-good-bye to his mother and daddy and went aboard the battleship there
-was not a prouder or happier boy in the whole world.
-
-It didn’t take him long to make friends with the men aboard, and to
-learn about the big guns and all the other fascinating things. There
-was one huge sailor named Jim Seaweed to whom Jerry was devoted because
-he was not only the best boxer but the strongest man on the ship. On
-the second day, when they were far out at sea, Jerry came on deck just
-in time to see old Billy Goat, who belonged to his friend Jim and was
-also the ship’s mascot, thrown from his feet by the lurching of the
-vessel, and start sliding toward the rail, overboard. Jerry dashed
-across the deck in a great hurry, seized old Billy by his horns, braced
-his feet against the rail and held him firmly until some sailors came
-to their rescue. Jim Seaweed was immediately informed of Jerry’s deed
-and quick wit, and was so grateful to him for saving his pet that he
-gave Jerry a wonderful ring which had been a gift to him from a Persian
-king. He explained that it was a wishing-ring, with the wonderful power
-to bring true your every wish.
-
-Soon the ship was sailing far away through tropical waters, and Uncle
-Jack gave orders to anchor. In the distance they could see a group of
-little islands set like tiny jewels in the blue sea, and a party of
-sailors got permission to take Jerry and go ashore in a small boat, to
-explore. When they landed they found quantities of tropical fruits and
-birds, but no signs of human life. Tired of the company of the others,
-Jerry set off by himself through a wooded stretch, and had gone some
-distance when he suddenly beheld a beautiful little girl standing in
-the doorway of a tiny hut. Her clothes were tattered and torn, but her
-hair was the color of spun gold and her eyes were the loveliest he had
-ever seen. She smiled at Jerry and told him her name was Pam, and that
-she had been shipwrecked and cast ashore on this deserted island.
-
-It was then Jerry thought of the wishing-ring on his finger, so taking
-hold of it he said, “Wishing-ring! Wishing-ring! Please dress Pam in
-the clothes of a princess and change her hut into a lovely palace!”
-
-It was no sooner said than done, and both children danced for joy at
-the transformation. Pam’s clothes were of silk and lace, and the palace
-was of white marble, complete with everything the heart could wish.
-Then it was that Jerry learned that Pam was indeed a real princess, who
-had been taking a trip with her governess when they were shipwrecked,
-and that her father and mother believed she had drowned.
-
-By this time the sailors had joined them, and stood blinking their eyes
-in astonishment at the wonderful sight. Jerry told them that he liked
-the island and intended to remain there for a while. He sent word back
-to Uncle Jack on the ship that they should sail without him, as the
-wishing-ring would take good care of him.
-
-[Illustration: _The Savages Ran in Terror_]
-
-Pam and Jerry waved good-bye to the big ship as it sailed away, and
-then turned about to make a complete tour of their island home. It was
-indeed an island of wonders, full of strange and wonderful beasts and
-flowers and fruits. They tied knots in the giraffes’ necks, and taught
-the ostriches to prance around the island drawing the beautiful
-chariot which the good old wishing-ring had brought them.
-
-One day when Jerry was up in the tower of the palace looking out over
-the ocean he heard Pam calling, “Jerry! Jerry! Come quickly and save
-me! Some savages have just landed on our island!”
-
-Jerry was down in a jiffy, to find that their castle was being besieged
-by a band of cannibals from a nearby island. Thinking fast, he wished
-on his ring that he might be turned into an enormous elephant with
-three long trunks. Instantly, his wish was granted, and the savages ran
-for their canoes in terror as they saw this terrible animal charging at
-them, shooting streams of water in their faces from one trunk, followed
-by clouds of sand from the second trunk, and succeeded by mammoth rocks
-from the third. All this was great fun for our two little friends, and
-when Jerry changed back into himself, he and Pam laughed with glee to
-think of how easily they had routed the enemy.
-
-They lived a life of perfect happiness on their island, until Pam began
-to show signs of homesickness for her father and mother, and then
-Jerry decided to take her back home. They discussed ways and means, and
-at last agreed that an airplane would be the best thing to wish for.
-Jerry had traveled over land and sea but until now he had never flown
-through the air. When his wish for the airplane had been granted and
-they were about to set forth on their journey to the kingdom of Pam’s
-father, there were tears in their eyes at the thought of leaving their
-fairyland.
-
-It didn’t take them long to reach Pam’s home, and when they landed the
-people went crazy with joy at seeing their own little lost Princess
-again. There was a great celebration in honor of her safe return, and
-the King and Queen were so grateful to Jerry for bringing back their
-daughter that they made him a Prince. Then Jerry wished hard for his
-own father and mother, who instantly appeared and lived with him in his
-kingdom until he grew to be a man.
-
-In time he married the Princess Pam, and they decided that they would
-be happiest back on their dear little island. So they sailed back in a
-big ship with scores of their friends, and there they reigned as King
-and Queen, living happily for the rest of their lives.
-
-
-
-
-  PATSY ANN
-  IN BIRDLAND
-
-
-
-
-PATSY ANN IN BIRDLAND
-
-
-Patsy Ann was a quiet child, who never romped with other children,
-but loved to roam around her own garden looking at the flowers and
-birds. Even as a tiny child, her nurse had noticed how readily she
-made friends with the little robins and bluebirds that lived in their
-beautiful gardens in the spring and summer. At the age of seven Patsy
-Ann had lost none of her fondness for birds. She spent hours going
-about with crumbs, calling to them in her sweet little voice, and
-smiling with happiness when they fluttered down to eat out of her hand.
-_She_ never found it necessary to carry salt to sprinkle on their tails
-in order to catch them, but was so gentle and kind that the birds were
-always glad to fly to her.
-
-One day, when Patsy Ann was out walking with her nurse, they passed
-by a dense forest. Her nurse explained that it was supposed to be
-enchanted, because of strange sounds that could be heard coming from
-its depths, and that no one ever walked through it. The bright eyes of
-little Patsy Ann grew big with wonder as she listened, and when Nursie
-stopped to chat with a friend she stood staring curiously in among the
-big trees. Then Nursie started off down the road, thinking Patsy Ann
-was walking by her side. After a while she turned to speak to the child
-and lo! she was nowhere to be found. The poor nurse was frightened, and
-started frantically to call, “Patsy Ann! Patsy Ann!”
-
-All this time Patsy Ann had been standing just where Nursie had left
-her, staring into the forest. Hearing her name called, she turned to
-look for Nurse, but could see her nowhere. The cries of “Patsy Ann”
-grew louder, and seemed to be issuing from the very heart of the woods.
-“O what fun!” she thought, “Nursie has gone into the forest, and now I
-can follow her!”
-
-[Illustration: _A Queer Bird Flew Close to Patsy Ann_]
-
-As she went up the path between the big trees the calls of “Patsy Ann”
-came nearer and nearer, and she was thinking that her nurse must be
-close by, when she came upon an enormous, brilliantly-colored parrot,
-and she burst into laughter as she realized that it was the big bird
-that had been calling her. “O Polly!” said Patsy Ann, “have you seen my
-nurse? I thought it was she who was calling me!”
-
-The parrot had heard the calls of the nurse, and had been mimicking
-them, so he only blinked very wisely and told Patsy Ann that her nurse
-was searching for her, up and down the road, very much worried because
-she could not find her. He went on to say, “Of course, you must obey
-your nurse, but I know you love birds, and this forest is full of
-the strangest ones you ever saw. We can send a note to Nursie by the
-Carrier Pigeon, asking her please to wait while I show you Birdland.”
-
-Patsy Ann was delighted with this idea, and she watched the parrot,
-fascinated, as he picked up a large, dry leaf and whistled for the
-Fountain Pen Bird. A little black bird with a shiny gold bill appeared
-instantly, and flew right into her hand. The parrot told her to hold
-him just like a fountain pen and write on the leaf with his bill. She
-thought this very funny, but did exactly as she was told, and sure
-enough, she was able to write with him just as if she was sitting at
-home at her own little desk. In a few minutes she was watching the
-Carrier Pigeon fly away to Nursie with the note wrapped around his leg.
-
-Patsy Ann and the parrot then started off to see the sights. First they
-came to an enormous tree and the parrot asked Patsy Ann if she could
-see anything in it. When she answered, “No, Polly,” he handed her a
-pair of amber glasses to put on, and immediately the tree appeared
-full of Fluttering Kafouts, which, he explained, were quite colorless
-and invisible to the naked eye. Then they passed over a brook where a
-Submarine Bird was just about to submerge, but when he saw Patsy Ann
-he said, “I know what you’d like!” and dove ’way down into the clear
-water, coming up with a bright red balloon in his beak, which he gave
-to her.
-
-Just then she heard someone calling, “Cream of Wheat! Cream of Wheat!”
-and wondered whatever it could be. Polly told her it was the Breakfast
-Bird, who would not only bring you Cream of Wheat, but eggs in every
-style. If you whistled once you got a soft-boiled egg, if you whistled
-twice you got a hard-boiled egg, and if you turned a somersault he
-knew you wanted them scrambled. Patsy Ann was feeling a bit hungry, so
-she whistled twice, just to see if what Polly said would really happen.
-Sure enough--a queer-looking bird flew close to her and dropped a nice
-hard-boiled egg right into her outspread apron.
-
-While she was walking along eating it, the parrot stopped to call her
-attention to a ragged little fellow, which he told her was the famous
-Early Bird. It was wearing an old, tattered overcoat with dozens of
-pockets, and every pocket was overflowing with worms. He was always the
-first bird up in the morning, and that was why he was able to catch so
-many worms.
-
-Most of these birds were perfect strangers to Patsy Ann, and she was
-wondering what funny thing would happen next. It happened to be the
-Fizzwikle, who flew about her and made her very thirsty indeed by
-sounding his fizzy note, which was just like the noise made by a soda
-water fountain.
-
-This was all very interesting, and Patsy Ann would have loved to spend
-the entire day among these strange creatures, but she knew she must
-hurry back to her nurse. The parrot said he would send her back by the
-Flivver Bird. He called “Taxi! Taxi!” just as loud as he could, and
-instantly there was a terrible rattle-te-banging in the air above them
-and the Flivver Bird landed in front of them. He was the biggest bird
-Patsy Ann had ever seen. His wings seemed to be made from pieces of old
-tin roofs, which rattled when he flew, and he had a terrible cough. The
-parrot helped her get onto the bird’s back, and politely invited her
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