| Show ANN nd GEDY ANDY 1 John Onella Copyright by Johnny Gruelle All rights reserved It was very fortunate that Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Rag Rag- gedy Ann Raggedy Andy Hopp toad toad and little Ned found the thenice thenice thenice nice pretzel bush and the sparkling spring of ginger ale after atter riding their magic masie scooters otera over the invisible InvisIble invisible ible wall the Magician had made to hinder th them ml in their search for little lit littie little lit lit- tle tie Neds Ned's nice mama for or when Raggedy Andy had ridden his magic scooter and d had tried to jump over the invisible wall all allt the goodies he had in his large larie basket had I. I spilled out into the dirt But after eating so many pretzels and drinking so much sparkling ginger ale our friends knew they would not be hungry for tor ten or fifteen fifteen fifteen teen minutes at least so they hopped up the magic scooters and went riding iding down the past following following follow follow- I ing the footprints of little Neds Ned's nice mama could see her footprints very ery easily for he had afine aline a afine fine line pair pall of magic spectacles And so they rode along for quite nuite a ways was laughing and talking and wondering how much farther they would have to go before they cameto came cameto cameto to where the Magician lived They were pretty prett certain that the Magician Magician Magi Magi- cian clan had taken little Neds Ned's mama forback for back in the woods three funny little men had tried to stop them and had told them that they did it because e the magician had ordered th them to stop the Ragged s The Magician l does not wish uto us u to rescue little Neds Ned's nice mama Ann said as she rode along We Ye must watch carefully that he does not fool us ii irn ia some someway someway someway way and capture us For should he do that then them there would be no one oneto oneto oneto to rescue us and we would be prisoners prisoners prisoners pris pris- as well as Neds Ned's nice mama So as they rode along they watched for tor more Invisible walls wails and also for wires which might be stretched across the path to upset their magic scooters but they rode along so 50 easily they soon felt that perhaps they would no meet with any more 1 Finally they came to a queer lit littIe littIe little lit lit- tIe tle cottage which was not much larger than a big dry goods box There was a very crooked window at the front and a very wobbly chimney at the side You rou dont don't the Magician lives here do you OU asked as our friends all an stopped their scoot scoot- ers Oh no Raggedy Ann answered The Magician Magician Magician Ma Ma- could make malo a much m better house with his magic This is s probably probably probably ably some witch's house Raggedy Ann knocked at the door and a long nosed witch put her head bead out Run as fast as you vt-rn can rin Rh she said If It the Magician catches you here he be win make male you prisoners and you will never escape We Ve shant shan't run from any old dId magician ma ma- Raggedy Ann saIdAh saidAh said Ah Ab the little witch said You are very br ve but you do donot donot donot not know v how much magic the Magician Ma Ma- Magician Ia- Ia can work on on you Just look at me Once I was a pretty young lady and one day when I came walking the woods a strange man came up to me Do you know how to bake bale pancakes with maple syrup on them he asked Silly Silly SUlY I replied I know how to bake bale pari pan cakes and all you have to do is to pour the maple syrup on the pan ca cakes cales es Then he caught hold of my arm In a very ru rude e manner manner man man- ner ncr and started to pull me towards a large castle I saw in the distance But I did did not like that so I boxed his ears so hard he ho sat down sud suddenly suddenly I denly upon the ground lik like liko that and I started to run I Idid Idid Idid did not run far though for I bumped into an invisible wall and fell down Every way I tried to torun torun torun run I found lound that invisible wall until I was tired out All this time the theman theman theman man who ho I soon found out was a great magician sat there and laughed at me I told him he was wasa a wicked creature and should be ashamed of himself But he waved his magic wand at me and said Now Nosy I shall punish you for boxing my ear car And instead of be beIng beIng being be- be ing a pretty y young ung lady you will become a a. long nosed old witch and have to live in this tumbledown shanty surrounded by the magic invisible wall val You will not escape very easily I can tell ten you And the poor old witch continued I have lived here for years ears and years and I always find tind the Invisible wall wan when hen I try to escape You had better run before the magician discovers you are here and punishes you as he did me The poor poOl old witch began cr crying and Raggedy Ragged Ann had to give her three pretzels before she would stop Then the they sat down to think of some way to rescue the poor witch and help her change back into a lovely young oung lady ladr |
