| Show S S 1 ANN GEDY ANDY I c bi Jom Copyright by Jf Gruelle A j rights reserved Raggedy Ann and and Ragged J Andy were visiting Gramma anG anc an n G Grampa ampa Bear and anti having havinga a 1 VCr Verj pleasant time too for the Bear were so friendly and the Raggedy Ragged loved them as s much a as the Bear Bear- Bear Bea loved Raggedy Ann and Ragged Andy S And while the they were waiting alting f foi Giamma Bear to mix up the biscuits biscuits bis bis- cults to bake and have with hon hone honC and nl nice e butter there came caine a iI l loik ii Thump thumb on the door Now then Grampa Bear Beal erie cried crea Ill bet a nickel that Is and Muggsy the two mean magU magh makers and that the they c come me meto to tr and c capture Raggedy Ragged Ann The also want their bal ba bag o oC charms ct too I and Muggsy had dropper their bag of f charms on the tile floor 0 o othe j the Bear kitchen when they h ha tried once before lefore to capture Rag flag Continued on following ing page I I I I A i Raggedy Ann and I I Raggedy Andy j 1 Continued from preceding page gedy Ann and now Gramma Bear had the bag If IE that is and Muggsy the magic workers I shall hit them both good hard thumps with my broom Gramma Bear said as she grabbed the broom from behind the doo door r I But it was neither of ot the two mean old creatures but it was a little gnome who was very friendly to toy Gramma and Grampa Bear My Land sakes salces Gramma Bear laughed I thought it ft was and Muggsy l But it is our good little friend Ned Gnome Come in little Ned Gnome I haven't time thank you Gramma Bear little Ned Gnome I replied I Just ran over to tell you that I heard and Muggsy sy planning to come down the chim- chim new and capture Raggedy Ragged Ann when you were all asleep ep tonight So I wanted to tell you so youcan you youcan can fool them Thank you little Ned Gnome Gramma Bear said as she handed little Ned ed Gnome six hone honey cookies cookle the kind she had just made and covered with lovely candy Icing We y will watch atch for them Little Ned Gnome thanked Gramma Bear for the lovely cook cookies ies and then ran down the path and out of ot sight After Gramma Bear had tucked Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in their little beds she and Grampa Grampa Gram- Gram pa Bear went to the window after turning out all the lights The moon was shining brightly and anti they could see very well Presently the two Bears saw l and Muggsy l coming with a ladder and the Bears chuckled to themselves as as' as they watched When l reached the side of ot the house he said sald to his brother Muggsy l Why we didn't need to carry a ladder all this distance I See there are two ropes hanging down from the roof root We Ve can each climb up a rope and in a few minutes minutes min min- utes slide down the chimney just like lIlee Santa Claus Glaus and capture Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Rag Rag- gedy Ann So l and Muggsy each caught hold of ot a a. rope and started to climb But they had only to pull on the two ropes when something something something some some- thing black and sticky struck them themon on top of ot their heads and ran all allover allover allover over their faces and down their clothes Club Double the two cried as they wiped their eyes with their knuckles to get the stuff from their faces And not even waiting to pick up their ladder the two blackened magic makers ran for home Then as Gramma and Grampa Bear slipped quietly Into bed beel so as not to disturb the Gramma Bear chuckled It It was a good thing you thought of ot tying the buckets bucl ets of ot sticky tar to those ropes Grampa dear I I And both Gramma and Grampa I Bear had Iad to hold their hands ov over r their mouths to keep from laughIng laughing laughing laugh laugh- ing so hard th y felt sure the Rag Rag- gedys might awaken I |
