Show S RAGGEDY ANN I j jand and GEDY ANDY i t John J Gruel I Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy I were very sorry to leave so many good friends back at the great castle in the deep de deep p woods but It was just As as ss they told Mr and Mrs Mun- Mun gle Now that you can own the GenUs Genii's have ve such a a a- awon won- won things and have so many people to live here with you we are certain that you will have lots and lots lotsof lotsof lotsof of fun But we wish wish to 10 travel through the deep deep woods In search of more adventures cause HWe If H we didn't find more adventures how could we tell of adventures to the children And of bourse course ourse Mr and Mrs Mun- Mun gle knew the were rl right t so 50 they kissed them good-bye good and watched the tho as arm In arm they ran rin ran down the path farther farther farther far far- ther ther into th the dee deep deep woods tilled filled with fades farie n everything Just as the came to a abend abend abend bend Jn in the rad cad they s saw w a strange man In irs a tall peaked hat sitting up up- a stone and nd he ha was crying as 1 If his heart would break Dear Deaz me mc Raggedy Ann exclaimed exclaim exclaim- I ed as she took her pocket hanky I the one with a little rt red d heart embroidered embroidered em em- broidered in the corner and wiped the strange mans man's eyes i Why hY do you sit upon the hard stone crying as if your heart would break Because the strange man in the tall taIl peaked hat replied Just a few min minutes tes ago I had the nicest lucky stone you ever saw ana I was just about to make a wish with it when a man roan Jumped from behind a bush and snatched th the lucky stone from my hand My My Raggedy Ann exclaimed exclaim exclaim- ed How rude rude rude-he he m must st be Was it ita ita a 3 real Teal for sure Wishing Stone I 1 do not know the man In the peaked hat replied I I did not have time X to make my wish Ha ha ha a voice a-voice came from the bushes You bet I didn't give him time to find out I have haye been hunting for a lucky tucky stone for a along along along long time That's why I took this one And pe peeping out the tho thole le leaves ves th the saw saw ning pair of eyes better return the stone to the nice man in the peaked hat Raggedy Ann said When you take anything that does not belong to you how can you expect it to be lucky Ha You are Just trying to fool me so that I will give gIve- It back but the stone Is mine now and I shall take it home with me and make a alot alot lot Jot of wishes Im I'm not afraid that it will bring me bad luck Then I shall shan take it away from you and return it to the nice man Raggedy Ann cried as she ran into nto the bushes But as Raggedy Andy ran Into the bushes the strange man who had the lucky stone ran out the theother theother theother other side and sped up the path towards a little house And just justas as he ran into the door he bumped his head against the door sill and although he quickly slammed the door and bolted it it behind him everyone knew he must have a large bump upon his head I There You see seer Raggedy Ann S cried as he and the man In the peaked hat came up Youre bad I luck has started And indeed it f r had as you ou shall learn tomorrow |