Show I f RAGGEDY ANN and GEDY ANDY j l John Johnny Gruelle l I Raggedy An Ann and Raggedy Andy were sitting on a red tone stone In the deep deep woods and they felt quite sad You see Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy had made a lot of ot wonderful stores with two Magic books book then when they wished to get the two Magic l books and hide them they dis dle- discovered discovered covered that someone had taken the tho two Magic lalo books The could easily toll follow ow the footprints of ot the mean person as long as the person person per per- son lion walked In the soft oft path but when the path bec became me hard tho the could follow tollow no further So they sat upon the red stone wondering who the mean person could have hav been It was while they were sitting here e that the little lt P puppy dog came gu up to them and the e e decided to adopt the nice little puppy for their el very own Wo We will rr call a him Rags Raggedy Ann said The little puppy dog doR was was' very pleased at this and he hopped about upon hl his little fat tat hind legs and barked In a a. soft manner I believe he Is made of ot rags Raggedy Rag- Rag gedy Andy said when n he W was able to catch fh t the little f dp puppy d dog See se Feel e etor for tor yourself Raggedy Ann he said as he held the funny tunny little dog to Raggedy Raggedy Rag Rag- gedy Ann Why Indeed He Ile Is Raggedy Ann laughed You can see the teams seams In his head and body where he has been sewed to together ether Someone must have made him with magic Raggedy Ann said For lor lorIt If It he wasn't a magic dog he would not he be able to run tun around as he does Then If It he ho Is a rea real sure for magic dog he will Ill be able to talk Raggedy Andy Raggedy Ann said Can you talk little Rags Raggedy Rag Rag- gedy Andy asked the puppy dog Oh h no the little lil rag dog replied You see the old Magician made me with his Magic MaRie book but he tor forgot ot to tell me that hat I 1 could talk so 50 I will w Jut just have to go 0 all through h life lICe barking just like ordinary meat puppy dogs Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy laughed as hard as they could when the tho puppy flog dog said this for tor of ot course he could talk just as well as either cither of the two Ra ed s Well Raggedy Ann said after she stopped laughing It Is too bad that tha t you cannot talk Ra Rags s. s for we could have lots more fun with you if you could answer us when we talk to you ou It would be bi lots more fun tun Rags replied But there Is la no hope I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess I shall never be able to talk at all Maybe lla be we can soon teach you to talk little Rags Raggedy Ann lau laughed hed That would be good fun the little rag ra puppy dog replied Then seeing that the Ra ed s 's had grown thoughtful he asked Why were you Sou sitting upon this hard hard hardstone hardstone stone looking so sad Alas Raggedy aggedY Ann replied Some mean person has taken till the two Magical books and we cannot follow follow follow fol fol- low them any farther than the soft path Aha Ahal Rags the puppy do dog said Then I can help you for I can smell their footprints I even ven though I cannot see them Just you follow tollow me Raggedy Rag- Rag gedy edy Ann and Raggedy Andy and Ill I'll Illet he g rC bet et a nickle I can snow show you where h t the mean person lives And the little rag dog put his nose to the ground grOund and then went running I away through h the woods with the Rag edys following close upon his heels j |