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she remarked.

there were times when he did not
feel like asking for more information
from Dolly. Sne now drove some sticks
into the dressed pumpkin
Those are legs" she explained, "and
these are wings"
They don't look like wings OBJ
jected Jody.
They do said Dolly, firmly. ssand
this is a fine looking turkey / do
think it 'steen pounder. / hope I'll
get the wishbone.'
What's wishbone?' asked Jody.
"A wishbone-Jody, bring me that
baking pan. No, the biggest one" Jody
brought dilapidated nail cover.
What's a wishbone?" he repeated
"A wishbone Dolly placed the
pumpkin in the pail cover and sat back
10 admire it.
What's wishbone?'' Jody re-
quested patiently.
You see, Jody being only half past
and Dolly s. he had to keep asking
questions if he was to know as much
as she did.
"A wfshbone,'' Dolly again said. alb
sently. oh. you can get anything
you wish for, you know Now Jody.
put the turkey in the oven beside the
pies. L must make plum pudding"
So Jody carried the pumpkin turkey
around to the south side of the tank
house where whole army of mud pies
were drying in the sun. When he
came back Dolly was preparing her
pudding.
-Four pounds of raisins.". she mum
bled, throwing handfuls of pebbles into
her rusty tin mixing bowl .Six.-
here Jody Interrupted.
Have lots of raisins, Dolly. lust lots
10 yards.
You make dresses out of yards"
corrected Dolly.
No. you don't" Jody asserted.
stoutly. You make 'em out of cIoff
If they are your mammals best dresses
you make them out of-of-what< is it
bugs makes Dolly?"
You mean silkworms." explained
Dolly. Now, Jody, don't bother:
just can't think. Oh, deari there is the
scrubbing up bell now. It's your turn
to be scrubbed first today, Jody''
But wants to make a puddin',
too" protested Judy
We don't want but one pudding.
silly" scolded Dolly. You must go at
once cause it's your turn and we must
be clean when Uncle Ben and Aunt
Annie and Willie and Mamie come to
eat dinner"
Jody fingered will mamma cut
of my curls today if / go at once.
quck?'
Maybe Dolly replied, doubtfuily.
Anyway. if you don't run along she
viii come out here, and if she sees this
tear in my dress / will have to go.
too"
You oughtn't to climbed the ladder"
Jody said virtuously. Mamma said
we would be spanked if we did: N, Won.
DID n | diden't, SO you will has to be
spanked"
.Poof." said Dolly easily, .'she won't
spank hard, anyhow. De- go along.
Jedy' there Is mamma coming down
the path now"
Jody went so slowly that mamma
was half way to the tankhouse before
he reached her.
You didn't come just as quick as
You could" she said sternly.
No. confessed Jody, sI didn't
wants to tum at all less you would cut
off my turls. Is you doin to cut off
my turls today. mammal"
What do you suppose mamma would
do without her baby boy?" asked
mamma.
You has Marguerite now" reminded
Jody.
but Marguerite is so little. Jody:
besides she has no curls TIL tell You
what'-mamma put her arm about him
SO he would not care so much-awhen
Marguerite is old enough to have curls
like yours mamma will have yours cut
or"
Jody sighed heavily. but as since the
coming of Marguerite he had been
taught that he must not tease mamma.
he said no more. He was quiet through
the scrubbing ordeal and until the long
brown curls were brushed into shining
rings. But when hated red ribbon
was tied through the top curl and made
into big outstanding bow he made one
more protest:
Willie doesn't has turls, mamma
oh, / know. pet; but Willie is older"
He isn't any bidder" flashed Jody.
Mamma kissed him proudly Not a
bit little son; l don't think he would
weigh quite SO much''
Jody's i'll humor vanished rs a
steen pounder'?" he inquired eagerly.
Mamma laughed and kissed him
gayly.