The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
AdUentures. Of RGggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy

Mrs. Mingles cunning little house with a red roof nestled in little clear ing beside a lovely little singing brook while the great trees sighd and swayd high above.
 It was a most delightful place to have a cunning little house and Mrs. Mingle said to the Raggedys and the magical hobby horse, Yes It is a cunning little house and it was given to my by Princess Honeydew, the Fairy. Princess Honeydew is the prettiest, sweetest little fairy you could imagine i; only ten inches high, with long golden hair and transparent wings which seem to be of all colors of the rainbow !"
 "What a lovely friend for you to have!' Raggedy Ann said to Mrs. Mingle. How did you become ac- quainted with Princess Honeydew, Mrs. Mingle?"
 Mrs. NIingle went to her magic cup board and brought out four little lemon pies, one for Raggedy Ann, one for Raggedy Andy, one for the magical hobby hobby horse and one for herself. The little lemon pies were very, very nice, and while they ate the little lemon pies Mrs. Mingle told the following story:
 one for the magical hobby horse and one for herself. The little lemon pies were very, very nice, and while they ate the litte lemon pies Mrs. Mingle told the following story:
 "One day." Mrs. Mingle said. "I was walking through the deep, deep woods singing to myself when I came to a little Grasshopper sitting upon a log. Why do you sit nthe log, Georgie GrasshopperT I asked
 "'Because my foot is fastened in this crack in the log and I cannot get my foot out he replied So I unfastened Georgie Grasshopper's foot and in a few moments he was able to hop away. Then I walked on, singing to myself, until I saw Winnie Woodchuck sitting on her front porch crying. Why are you crying. Winnie Woodchuck? l asked.
 "'Because Walter Woodchuck is caught in a trap and 1 can not get him out !
 ''So. when Winnie Woodchuck showed me where Walter was 1 mighty soon unfastened him and helped him home. Then I made him some turnip tea and in a few hours he was all right again. And I walked that day through the deep, deep woods singing to myself. found many little woodland creatures who needed some one to help them ; so I did as much as 1 could for them.
 "But that evening when returned to the hollow tree where 1 lived, why There stood this cunning little house and the tree had disappeared entirely.
 Dear me :" 1 said out loud, Some one has carried away my hollow tree and built this house here! Now I must hunt another home And l 'spect that I cried just a weeny bit, for did not know where to hunt for another hol- low tree to live in. And while I was wiping the tears from my eyes heard the dearest little tingly voice singing close to my ear and there was Princess Honeydew, the Fairy. "Ha, ha, ha That's the time l fooled you, Mrs. Mingle' the fairy princess laughed. I have watched you all day as you went through the deep, deep woods singing and doing generous, kindly things for the little woodland creatures so I just said to myself, Princess Hon eydew, you must do something nice for kind Mrs. AIingle! And the princess laughed again So I made this cum ming little house for your very own, Mrs. Mingle ?"
 "DIy!" Mrs. Nlingle laughed, T would have liked to hug the beautiful fairy princess for the lovely gift, but I knew I would squeeze her too hard !'' Then Mrs. Mingle brought each of her