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diff --git a/old/67100-0.txt b/old/67100-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 0a7d8e1..0000000 --- a/old/67100-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1435 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bumps and His Buddies, by Marie Helene -Gulbransen - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Bumps and His Buddies - -Author: Marie Helene Gulbransen - -Illustrator: James W. Burbank - -Release Date: January 4, 2022 [eBook #67100] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Charlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was - produced from images generously made available by The - Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BUMPS AND HIS BUDDIES *** - - - - - -BUMPS AND HIS BUDDIES - -MARIE HELENE GULBRANSEN - - -[Illustration: _He Never Had Heard of a Bridge of Fish_] - - - - - Bumps - And His Buddies - - BY - MARIE HELENE GULBRANSEN - - WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY - JAMES W. BURBANK - - [Illustration] - - DORRANCE & COMPANY - PHILADELPHIA - - - - -Copyright 1924 - -Dorrance & Company Inc - - -Manufactured in the United States of America - - - - -CONTENTS - - - 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 - - - - -LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - - - _Facing Page_ - - He Had Never Heard of a Bridge of Fish _Frontispiece_ - - Our Island Is Swimming Away With Us 24 - - I Never Did Think This Tree Was Big Enough 36 - - 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 - - - - - BUMPS AND - THE MAGIC PURSE - - - - -BUMPS AND HIS BUDDIES - - - - -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 -to come again. They were off before she was able to thank him, and the -ride through the woods was noisy and exciting. When they reached the -road she slid off the bird’s back and ran into her nurse’s outstretched -arms, pouring out the story of her wonderful visit to Birdland. - - - - -TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: - - - Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. - - Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. - - Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BUMPS AND HIS BUDDIES *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the -United States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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