Show I I I I I ind gY ANDY I h On ll I Copyright by Johnny Guele all rights reserved Raggedy Ann hid in the bushes in the deep deep woods t J And from her hiding place she could peep o out t and watch the tall hickory nut tree where old the Witch lived I I X do wish that Raggedy Andy j had bad not climbed the magic ladder which slid up the tree to the th-e Witches home Raggedy An saidI saidI saidI said I am cm sure the old Witch captured Raggedy Andy just as lS soon as he reached the top of the magic rope I ladder and it was Vas a very good thing that I 1 jumped and escaped But how shall shaH I 1 ever be able to rescue Raggedy Andy now He Hezy zy the Witch is' is the only one who knows how to work the rope ladder I 1 am sure for there It lays upon the ground now and when wishes it to reach up to the high limb where she lives she works her magic and the rope ladder just slides lides right up the tree trunk to her very door Now if I knew how to work the magic ladder I I I maybe I 1 could rescue poor Raggedy Andy But although Raggedy An Ann could think ever so well still she could not think of a l way to make the rope ladder work so she ju jut just t sat In the bushes and waited Maybe sometime old will come down the rope ladder then I can climb up It while she Is away from home Raggedy Ann sat In iL the bushes for a long long time but still sUll od oM oMI the Witch did not come out I of her house and the magic rope ladder still was upon the ground Then Raggedy Ann had an idea If old the Witch did not make the rope ladder slide up the tree to her door so that she can climb I down maybe I 1 can fasten the rope ladder to the gr ground und so that she cannot get down when she warts wants to If I can do that and she wants to come down I 1 can tell her that I I shall keep the rope ladder fastened I to the ground until she drops Raggedy Raggedy Rag Rag- gedy Andy down So Raggedy Ann tiptoed out of ol the bushes and up to where the rope ladder lay under the tall hickory hIckory hick hIck- ory nut tree and th then n Raggedy Ann I picked up the rope ladder and ran I with It as lS fast as she could go Old Beezy the Witch l knew hew In c a a. moment that something was wron wrong and out of the door she popped an and looking down she soon discovered L what Raggedy Ann was doing Here Herel You bring my magic I ladder back here growled I shall never bring It bacic bacie until until un un- un- un til you throw Raggedy Andy down Raggedy Ann replied When you get so hungry you have to go to he the grocery to get something something some- some someI thing to eat then you will be glad I i to have the I rope ladder so that you j can get down And Raggedy Ann dragged the magic ladder into the bushes and tangled It amongst the stumps stumps and and logs so so that it could not get unfastened unfastened by Itself Then she walked wanted back under the hickory nut tree and sat down Just you wait Miss 1 Raggedy Ann old the Witch howled be sorry cause cluse I shall never throw Raggedy Andy down So there Oh yes you will when you get very very ery hungry I 1 And as Raggedy Ann had discovered a clump of candy covered I cookies growing In the bushes she g gathered gath gath- th- th ered her apron full and sat where could watch her eat them This will make her ever and ever so hungry Raggedy Ann smiled to herself |