The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
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After leaving the home of EDDIE
and Effie Elf, Rage Ann and
Raggedy Andy Wake. across the
great yellow meadows until they
came to the deep, deep woods filled
with fairies m everything.
And as they were walking in under
a great oak tree, they heard their
names called, WOO hooi Raggedy
Ann and Raggedy Andy! Yoo hoon
And, looking up into the great oak
tree, they saw the large yellow eyes
of Granny Hootfe OWL laughing down
at them where are you going. Rag
gedy Ann and Raggedy Andy?"
Granny Hootie Owl asked.
I'VE are not going. Granny Hools
Owl" Raggedy Andy replied. 1--WE
are just coming backp'
Granny Hootie Owl laughed a
chucly owl laugh, like this "Cluck-
chuckly owl laugh. like this Chuck
spectacles back from her nose. Il
am glad that you are not going,
Raggedy Ann and T. rgedy Andy"
sLe said, For IL you ara just COM
ing back, then you will have time to
come up and see what I have in my
parlor!
1--WE have lots of ..me. Granny
Eootie OWL Raggedy Andy replied
az he helped Raggedy Ann climb
up the long ladder TO the 1Hootie Owl
home.
OF course Raggedy Andy sid not
need to help Ragges.- Ann climb up
the ladder for she could climb as
, ell as he could, but Raggedy Andy
loved Raaz ely Ann very, very much
and it is always !. ohte to help one
yoa love, just as it is always. polite
to help anyone else.
what have you in your coy par
LORE" Raggedy Ann asked as she and
Paggedy Andy shook Granny Hootie
Owls wing "Howdedo!"
"Just you come in and see, Rag
gedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
Granny Hootie Owl replied as she
led the way into the Hootie Owl par
Tor.
1t was very dark in the Hoo.ie Owl
parlor, because Hootie Owls can see
much better in the dark than they
can in the light. SO Granny Hootie
Owl always kept the curtcins down
unless she and Granpa had company.
There nowi What do you think
of that?" Granny Hootie Owl asked
as she raised the parlor curtains and
showed little Hootie Owl crib.
why, my goodness! Granny
Hootie OWL. cried Raggedy Ann and
Raggedy Andy in one breath, you
don't mean to say that you have
new Hootie Owl baby?'
'Cluckcluck chucklew Granny Hoo
tie Owl laughed. 'No, / didn't say
that, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy
Andy! For you see, while it is new
baby, it does not belong 20 Granpa
Hootie Owl and mev' and Granny
Hootie Owl pulled back the fleecy
covering to the Hootie Owl crib and
showed the Raggeds-s the cunningest
little Owl baby. 'Granpa and Just
borrowed 1t Hke." said sGranma Ho-
otie Owl. For you see, 1t is Cousin
Screechy Owls baby, and because
Cousin Screechy Owl went away ana
did not come back :gain, Granpa
he ard little Sereamie, that's the
baby's name, crying. 30 he borrowed
1t so that we can take care of IT."
won't Cousin Screechy Owl come
back and want her Screamie Owlg"
asked Raggedy Ann.
Granny Hootie Owl brushed tear
from her eye. I'm afraid notH' she
said, I'm sure Freddy Fox must
have caught Screechy Owl!
Then" askei Raggedy Ann. Rag
gedy Andy and 1 will run right over
to Freddy Fox; house and bring
Screechy back, And not waiting to
climb down the ladder. the Raggedys
jumped to the ground and ran to-
wards Freddy Fox's house. Well
find her!" they cried.