Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-11
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
LAND OF SURPRISES
Icy DADDY
CHAPTER VI
The Best Surprise

Doggy was glad to be rescued from
the cleft into which She had fallen
from the back of the wild goat. She was
glad. also. to be with the Little Wizard,
Woggle. Boggle and Wee. Surprises had
come so swiftly TO her in the land OF
surprising things that she felt all topay-
turvy, and It made her feel safer to be
with some one she knew.
The Little Wizard waved his stick
at Peggy and rected one of his odd
rhymes:
Hop on old Woggle's back, fair child :;
You1l find him tame instead Of wild;
Wen take you where Il feast awaits,
The best in all these free estates"
SO Peggy hoped on Woggc's back
and it felt much safer than the back
of the wild goat. The Little Wizard rode
Boggle, as before and Wee trotted be-
hind.
Soon they came to another steep slope,
and down this the animals slid but this
time il was not dangerous ride, with
n tumble at the end, but just thrill
ing coast that land d them right at the
edge of wonderful berry patch where
grew blaCkberrlcs, dcwberries and blue
berries. This was the east promised by
the Little Wizard. He waved his stick
toward it and sang song
"GobbIc, gohble, gobble, you don't need
dish;
II you want anything else just make a
wish"
There was something else Peggy did
want. "Oh, | wish Billy and Podgie Bear
and PudgiC Bear and TOddi2 Pupkins
We're here. How they would like these
gave loud cry, and the beasts gaVo n
growl.
Turn your back, shut your eyes,
And youll get II surprisc,"
shouted the Little Wizard. Peggy turned
her back and shut her go, but she
opened tn m quickly and flew around
quickly when she heard voices calling
"SurprisC Surprise Surprise on
Peggy :"
There were Billy, Pudgie Bear. Podgie
Bear and Toddie Pupkns sitting in a
half circle and grinning at her in the
and tn masked animals had vanished.
"Oh, oh, but I'm glad to see you =!
cried Peggy to her friends, but wh re-
are the Little Wizard and the masked
animals? They have been good to me
and like them"
Look! Look" shouted Billy, point.
ing to the sky. Peggy looked, thinking
she might see the Little Wizard and the
masked animals flying away. SO many
surprising things were happening in the
land of surprising things that II would
scarcely have surprised her to see thl N
turned into birds But there was moth
ing in the sky except the sun. After
looking all around Peggy turned baci
to her friends, and now she was aston,
ished-Billy and the bears and Todd,
Pupkins were gone, but in their place,
were the Little Wizard and Woggle
Boggle and Wee. Peggy stared at then
in astonishment She certainly was sur
prised at this change Then Wee jumped
up and down and gave little bark anC
an idea popped into Peggy's head. Sh,
began to smile, and then to chuckle
and then to laugh.
"I know, now - she cried, pointing a
the Little Wizard, you are Bnly, whiI,
Woggle and Boggle are PudgIe ant
Podgie. Wee is TOddie Pupkins."
You are right !" cried Billy, and n,
threw off the whlskers, the painted rob,
and the pointed cap that had turneC
him into the Little Wizard, while III,
bears and the puppy cast aside the rom
pers and the masks that had made then
seem strange beasts.
why did you fool me?" asked Peggy
Because we are on the way TO Rear
land, and we didn't want any menaReri,
keepers TO capture Pudgie and Podgie' :
answered Billy. I'VE thought we coui,
travel safer In disguise, but now tina
we are In the land OF surprising thing
and close TO Bearland. we are not I,
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