Alice And Jerry

1. Little Rabbit

"Alice, Alice!" says Jerry. "Come here! Come here! I see something brown."

Alice looks down. She sees something little. She sees something brown. She sees a little brown rabbit.

"Oh, look, Jerry," says Alice.

Little rabbit sees Jerry. He se6s Alice, too.1 The rabbit hops. Hop, hop, hop!

Alice and Jerry run and run.

Little rabbit sees something. He sees a hole. A little brown hole. A little brown rabbit hole! He goes into the hole.

"Oh!" say Alice and Jerry.

2. Toys

Jerry and Father are in a toy shop. Jerry sees toys and toys and toys.

"Oh, Father," says Jerry. "I want a toy."

Jerry sees a boat. "I like this boat," says Jerry. "I want this boat."

Jerry sees a ball. "I like this ball," says Jerry. "I want this ball."

Jerry sees a train. A big red train! "I like this train," says Jerry. "I want this train."

"Oh, Father," says Jerry. "I want the ball. I want the boat. I want the train."

Father looks at Jerry. "You want the ball," he says. "You want the boat, you want the train. Take one toy, Jerry. Only one toy."

Jerry looks at the ball. He looks at the train. He looks at the boat.

"One toy! One toy !" he says. "Only one toy!"

Jerry sees a big airplane. "Oh, look at this airplane," he says. "I want this airplane."

"Yes, Jerry," says Father. "Take this airplane. This is a good airplane. This airplane can fly.

Jerry is so happy. "Yes, yes," he says. "This airplane can fly. This is my airplane. Look, Father, look. My airplane flies. I like my big airplane. It flies! It flies!"

3. Jip

One morning Jip runs away. Alice does not see Jip. Jerry does not see Jip. Jip is happy. He runs away. He wants to play. Jip sees a little kitten.

"Bow-wow, bow-wow!" says Jip. "I want to play with you. So come here."

But the kitten runs away. She is not happy. She does not want to play. Not with a puppy like Jip!1

Jip sees a pretty little bird.

"Bow-wow, bow-wow!" says Jip. "Do not fly away. Come and play with me." But the bird gets up and flies away. He must fly away. He does not want to play. Not with a puppy like Jip!

Jip sees a little rabbit.

''Bow-wow, bow-wow!" says Jip. But the rabbit runs away! Hop, hop! Hop, hop!

He comes to a rabbit hole. He goes down and down.

Jip comes to the rabbit hole. "Bow-wow, bow-wow!" he says. "Come out, rabbit, come out!" Little rabbit does not come out.

Jip sees a big, big duck.

"Bow-wow, bow-wow!" he says.

He runs to the big, big duck. But the duck flies away.

"I must fly away," she says."I do not want to play.

Not with a puppy like you!"

Jip sees Mary, and Mary sees Jip.

"Jip, Jip, Jip!" says Mary. "You must not run away. Alice wants to see you. Jerry wants to see you, too.1 You come home. You come home with me."

So Jip goes home with Mary. He is not happy. But he goes home to Alice.

4. The NewCoat

Alice has a little brown coat.

"Oh," says Alice. "This coatis pretty.ButitIstoo2

little for me. Here is3 a big hole, too. "

So Alice runs to Mother. "Look at this big hole," she says.

"Yes," says Mother, "this coat is too little for you. I see a hole, too. You may have a new coat, Alice."

"I want a red coat," says Alice. "Please, Mother, please!" "Yes, Alice," says Mother. "You may have a red coat." So Mother goes to the shop. Alice goes to the shop, too. "Good morning," says the man/

"Good morning," says Mother. "This is Alice. She wants a new coat."

"I want a red coat," says Alice.

The man looks at the coats. "I have a green coat," he says. "Here is a pretty green coat."

"Yes, Mother says. "This is a pretty green coat. But Alice wants a red coat.''

"Yes, yes," says Alice. "I want a red coat."

Then the man looks and looks. "I have a brown coat," he says. "Here is a blue coat, too. But I do not see a red coat."

"Oh," says Alice. "The green coat is pretty. The brown coat is pretty. The blue coat is pretty, too. But I want a red coat."

Then the man sees a box. He looks into the box. "Oh, Alice!" he says. "Come here! Come here!" Alice looks into the box, too.

"A red coat!" she says. "Here is my red coat!"

Then Alice laughs and laughs.

"Look, Alice," says the man. "Here is a red hat, too."

"Oh, oh!" laughs Alice. "Look at my red hat, Mother. Do you like my new coat? Do you like my new hat? Look at me, Mother, look at me."

5. The Big, Big Puddle

One day it rains. Jerry runs to the window. "Oh, it is raining,"I he says. "Come to the window, Mother. Come and see, it is raining."

Mother comes to the window. It is raining and raining and raining.

"Please, Mother," says Jerry. "I want to play in the rain. I want to jump in the puddles. "

Jerry runs into the rain. He walks in the little puddles. Splash, splash! He walks in the big puddles. Splash, splash, splash!

Alice runs to the window.

"Please, Mother," she says. "I want to play in the rain, too. "

Alice runs into the rain. She walks in the little puddles. Splash, splash! She walks in the big puddles. Splash, splash, splash!

Jerry sees a big, big puddle.

"Come here, Alice," says Jerry. "Look at this big, big puddlle."

Alice runs to Jerry.

"Oh!" says Alice. "This puddle is too big for me."

''Come Alice," says Jerry. "This puddle is not too big. Come! Come! One, two, three, jump!"

Jerry jumps into the big, big puddle. Alice jumps into the puddle, too. Splash, splash, splash!

"Here comes1 Jip," says Jerry. "Look, Alice, look. Jip wants to jump on you." But Jip does not want to jump on Alice. He jumps on Jerry. Jip jumps into the puddle. -Splash, splash, splash, splash, splash!

Alice laughs and laughs.

6. A Box for Alice

Mother must go to the city. "Jerry must go, too," she says.

"Please, Mother," says Alice. "I want to go to the city. I want to ride on a train."

"Not this morning,"2 says Mother. "You may go to play with Mary. But you cannot go to the city."

Alice is not happy. "I want to go," she says. "I like3 to go to the city. ' '

"What! What!"4 says Father. "Is this Alice? I like Alice. But you do not look like Alice.5 .Alice is pretty. You are not pretty. ' '

Alice looks at Father. Then she laughs.

"My name IS Alice," she says. "You like me and my name, too. Good-bye, Mother! Good-bye, Jerry!"

Alice says good-bye with a happy look.1 Then Mother and Jerry go to the city.

Alice goes to play with Mary. Jip goes with Alice.

Mary has a pretty toy house. She has three big dolls. She has three little dolls, too. She has toys and toys and toys.

Jip does not like toys. He runs to play with the little kitten. Then Alice goes home. She sees Father at the window. "Is Mother at home?" she says.

"She is not here," says Father. "She is not at home. You may eat something. Then you may meet Mother."

Alice eats something good. Then

she runs to meet Mother.

Alice looks and looks at the walk. By and by2 she sees Mother.

"Here she comes," says Alice. And she runs to Mother.

"Look, Alice," saysMother.

"Here is a box for you."

"What is in it?" says Alice. "Something red," says Jerry. "Something red for that new coat." "Blue,too," saysMother.

"Something blue is in that box. I have something green, too, Alice. I have something brown, too.'"

"In one box?" says Alice. "Red and blue and green and brownl What is it? What is it?"

"Look and see,"8 laughs Mother.

Then Alice looks. She sees many ribbons.

"Oh," she says with a happy look. "This is just what

I want.4 Just what I want, Mother."

7.A Dog for Jerry

Jerrywantsa dog.One day5 he runs to Father.

"Oh,Father,"hesays."I likeJip. But Jipis just

a puppy. I want a good big dog."

"What! What!" says Father. "Two dogs in one house!

I cannot have that. ' '

Days and days go by.1 Jerry does not have a dog.

"A boy wants a dog," says Jerry. "A boy wants a good big dog."

One day a man comes to see Father. The man looks at Jerry. "Do you like dogs?" he says.

''Yes, I do," says Jerry. "I like good big dogs."

"I have a big dog," says the man. "And I must go to the city. I must stay there for many days. My dog cannot go to the city. Mac is not a city dog. I want a good home for Mac. A good home with a good boy!"

"Here is that boy," says Jerry. "That dog can stay with me."

"What! What!" says Father. "Two dogs in one house! Mother does not like that."

The man looks at Father.

"Mac is a very good dog," he says. "When I come home from the city, then Mac can come home, too."

"Yes," says Father. "But Mother does not like that dog."

"She does," says Jerry. And he runs to meet Mother.

"Please, Mother, please," he says. "Mac cannot go to the city. Mac is not a city dog."

He says it again and again. Then Mother says, "Yes! That dog may come, Jerry. But he cannot stay in this house."

One day goes by. Then Mac comes to stay with Jerry. He is a good dog and a big dog. He has a house in the garden.

Jerry is happy and Mac is happy, too. "You see, Mother," says Jerry,

"a boy likes a big dog. A big dog with a name Mac."

Surprise

1.Something for Mother

Mother has a garden.

"Oh, Mother," says Alice. "I want a garden. A little garden, just for me. "2 And they make a garden for Alice. Now she has a garden, too. A little garden, just for Alice.

One day Jip runs into the garden. He makes a hole in the ground. Alice sees the hole.

"Go away, go away!" says Alice. "I do not want holes in my garden." Jip runs away.

One day it rains. Alice sees rain puddles in the little brown garden.

Two days and three days go by.

"Oh, Mother!" says Alice. "Come and see! My garden is not brown. I have a pretty greengarden. ' '

Mother comes to see the garden.The littlebrownrabbit

comes, too.

"Go away, rabbit," says Alice. "Go away from my garden." Hop, hop, hop goes the rabbit. Mother and Alice go away.

The days go by and by. One morning Alice runs into the garden.

"Oh, look, look," she says. "I see something blue. Here and here, and here! Mother likes blue. It isforMother.

Something blue from my garden!"

Alice gets something blue. She gets something green, too. Then she runs to Mother.

"Surprise! Surprise!" says Alice. "Here is something green. And something blue. Something pretty just for you." And she gives Mother many flowers.

2.A Good Wish

One morning Jerry runs to Mother. "Do you like to wish?" he says. "I like to wish. I wish to have a big airplane. Not a toy airplane. Then I can fly in my airplane." Mother laughs. "You may wish and wish," she says. "But you cannot get that wish1 today!"

"I want a new name," says Jerry. "I wish to have a name Jack. Jack is a good name for a boy. Father likes that name, too."

"What! What!" says Mother. "You want a new name! 1 like the name Jerry. You cannot have that wish."

Then Mother says, "I want to wish. I wish to have a boy. I wish to have a good boy. A boy who can go to the shop for me.

"Oh," says Jerry. "You can have that wish. Alice and I can go to the shop, Mother."

So Alice says good-bye. And Jerry says good-bye. Then Alice and Jerry go to the shop.

Alice and Jerry come to the shop. "I want to have a shop," says Alice. "Not that shop! I want to have a toy shop.1 A shop with dolls and balls and boats and trains. I want toys and toys and toys. ' '

And she wishes and wishes.

"I want to have a shop," says Jerry. "Just a little shop. I want rabbits in that shop. Rabbits that hop and birds that fly. I want ducks and kittens and dogs like Mac. I want to have puppy dogs, too. ' ' And he wishes and wishes.

Jerry buys at the shop what Mother wants. Then Alice and Jerry run home.

"Oh, Mother," says Jerry. "I want something to eat. Something good!"

"I want something, too," says Alice.

"Here it is,"2 says Mother. "Here is something that you like."

"Surprise! Surprise!" says Jerry. "This is my wish."

3.Can You Find Alice?

Mother comes to the window. "Oh, Jerry," says Mother. "Please find Alice. Here is her red coat. Here is her red hat. But I cannot find Alice."

"I can find her," says Jerry. And he runs away. "Alice! Alice!" says Jerry. But Alice does not come. Then Jerry sees a box.

He sees a red train, too. "Alice must be here. It is her box. It is her train, too. But she is not here now."

Then Jerry sees Jack. Jack has a new blue boat.

"Is Alice here?" says Jerry.

"Alice is not here," says Jack. "She must be in the garden. But she is not there now."

"Come with me," says Jerry. "I want to find Alice." Jack runs into a big rain puddle. Splash! Splash! Splash! He takes the new blue boat. Then he runs with Jerry.

Jack and Jerry see a toy shop. "Alice is here," says Jerry. "She likes this toy shop." So Jack and Jerry go into the shop.

"Is Alice here?" says Jerry.

"Alice is not here. She must be in the street. But she is not there now, ' ' says the man.

Jerry and Jack go on. Jip runs and jumps on Jerry.

"Go, Jip," says Jerry. "Go and find Alice. Go, Jip, gol"

"Bow-wow, bow-wow!" says Jip. He wants to say, "I can find her." And he runs. Jack and Jerry run, too.

"Oh, look, Jack," says Jerry. "Jip wants to go home. He cannot find Alice."

"Do not say that," says Jack. "Jip is a good puppy. You and I cannot find Alice. But Jip can. Here she is."1 Now Alice is at home again. What a surprise for Jerry! "Go to Mother," he says.

"Is she going away?"2 says Alice. "Is she going to the city?"

"Come and see," says Jerry. "Good-bye, Jack, goodbye. ' '

"Good-bye, good-bye," says Jack.

Then Alice and Jerry run to Mother. Jack runs home to play with his new blue boat.

4.A Walk With Mother

One morning Mother says, "Come with me, Alice and Jerry. Do you like surprises?"

"Yes, yes," says Jerry. "I like surprises."

"I like surprises, too," says Alice. "What surprise is it?" "Come and see," says Mother. Alice and Jerry walk with Mother.

"I like surprises," says Alice. "But I do not like to walk and walk and walk. I want the surprise now."

"Please, Mother," says Jerry. "I want this surprise, too."

"Come," laughs Mother. "This is a good surprise. It is little and brown. You can ride on it."

A brown kitten runs up to Alice. "Mew, mew, mew!" it

says. It wants to say, "Come and play. I want to play this morning."

"Oh, oh!" says Alice. "This kitten is little. It is brown, too. But this is not the surprise. I cannot ride on a kitten."

A brown dog runs to Jerry. He is a big dog like Mac.

"Bow-wow, bow-wowl" says the dog.

"Go awayl Go away!" says Jerry. "This dog is not the surprise. He is brown. But I cannot ride on a dog. "

Mother, Alice and Jerry go and go. Then they go to the park. There is a merry-go-round in the park. There are many children in the park, too. They come to a little house and buy tickets.

"The surprise is here," says Mother and they come to a little gate. "I have something for you. Do you want to see it?"

"What is it?" asks Jerry.

"What is it?" asks Alice.

"Come and see, ' ' laughs the man at the gate.

Then Jerry sees something. He sees something brown and little.

"A pony! A pony!" he says. "I want to ride."

"A pony! A ponyl" says Alice. "I want to ride, too."

"You cannot ride on it," says the man. "Get into the cart and have a good ride.1 One, two, three."

Jerry is so happy! "Oh, Mother," he says,"Ilikethis

surprise. Now I can ride and ride and ride."

"Yes, yes," says Alice. "I want to rideandride,too."

And they ride away in the cart.

Betsy Lee

1.The New Doll

One morning Alice eats her breakfast. Then she runs out to play.

A man stops at the gate. He has a big box.

"This box is for Alice White," says the man. "It is from Mrs. Betsy."

"Oh!" says Alice. "I am Alice White. This box is for

me.

Alice runs to find Mother.

"This box is for me," says she. "I want to open it. OhI A new doll! This is just what I want!"

The new doll is big. It is very, very pretty. It has a pretty blue coat. It has a pretty blue hat. The hat has a red and white ribbon on it.

Alice plays with her new doll. "Oh, Mother," says Alice. "My new doll is very, very pretty. I want to name her Betsy. But I have two names. My name is Alice White. My doll can have two names, too. I want to name her Betsy Lee. ' '

"This is a good name," says Mother.

Alice looks at Betsy Lee. "Oh," she says. "You are so pretty, Betsy Lee. But can you speak?"

But Betsy Lee does not say a word.1

"I like you, Betsy Lee. Do you like me?" asks Alice.

But Betsy Lee does not say a word.

2.In the Garden

Then Alice says, "I do not want to stay in the house. I want to play in the garden. Come, Betsy Lee! Come, walk with me!"

Alice goes into the garden with the new doll.

Mother Rabbit lives in the garden.

"Mother Rabbit," says Alice. "You are brown. Do you see Betsy Lee? Her coat is so blue. ' '

Mother Rabbit looks at Betsy Lee. She hops and runs away.

"Mother Rabbit does not like you," says Alice. "But I like you, Betsy Lee. "

"Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!" says a little brown bird. He lives in the garden, too.

Alice walks to the garden gate.

"Little Brown Bird," she says. "You can talk to me. You can fly, too. Can you see my new doll? Her name is Betsy Lee. Do you like her?"

But the bird looks at Alice and her doll and flies away.

3.In the Barnyard

Then Alice says again, "Come, Betsy Lee. Come, walk with me!"

Alice goes into the barnyard with Betsy Lee. Red Cock lives in the barnyard. He begins to talk to Alice.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" says the cock.

Red Cow lives in the barnyard. She looks at Alice and Betsy Lee. Red Cow is very old.

"Red Cow," says Alice. "You are very, very old. But can you talk to me?"

"Moo, moo!" says the red cow. "Moo, moo, moo, moo!"

Betsy Lee looks at the red cow. But Betsy Lee does not say a word.

All the white hens walk up to Alice.

"Here is something for you to eat," says Alice. The white hens eat and eat.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck!" say all the hens.

"The white hens can say* Cluck, cluck'" says Alice. "What can you say, Betsy Lee?"

But Betsy Lee does not say a word.

All the ducks begin to talk to Alice.

"Quack, quack, quack, quack!" The big ducks say it. The little ducks say it.'

"Quack, quack, quack, quack!"

Betsy Lee walks on with Alice. But Betsy Lee does not say a word.

Then the little pigs begin to talk to Alice.

"Wee, wee, wee!" say all the little pigs. Alice laughs and laughs.

"Little pigs," she says, "you like to eat and eat and eat. But you can talk to me."

"Wee, wee, wee!" say all the pigs.

But Betsy Lee does not say a word.

Then Alice sees a big white goat. The barnyard gate is open. The goat runs into the barnyard.

All the hens run away. All the little pigs run away. All the ducks run away. The big red cock runs away. But the red cow does not run away. She stands in the barnyard and she cannot run. She is too old.

"Come, Betsy Lee, come!" says Alice. "I do not like that goat. Let us1 run home. He may want to eat you. Let us run home."

So Alice.and Betsy Lee run home.

4.Betsy Lee Talks

Alice looks at Betsy Lee.

"You are so pretty," she says. "I like this blue coat. I like this blue hat. I like the red and white ribbon on your hat. I like you, Betsy Lee. You are my doll. But, oh, you cannot talk!"

"All the animals can talk to me. The red cock can say 'Cock-a-doodle-doo'. The white hens can say 'Cluck, cluck'. The old red cow can say 'Moo, moo'. All the little pigs can say 'Wee, wee, wee'. The ducks can say 'Quack, quack'. You cannot say a word. But I like you, Betsy Lee."

In the evening Alice says again, "Why cannot you talk, Betsy Lee?"

Then she gives Betsy a big hug.2 "Ma-ma! Ma-ma!" says Betsy Lee.

"Oh, oh! Betsy Lee!" says Alice. "You can talk! You can talk!" She gives Betsy Lee a big, big hug.

"Ma-ma! Ma-ma!" says Betsy Lee. "Ma-ma! Ma-ma! Ma-ma!"

Mr. Carl and Jack

1.My Little Girl

Alice lives in a pretty white house. Mr. Carl lives in a white house, too.

Mr. Carl is old. Yes, he is very, very old. He likes Alice, and Alice likes Mr. Carl.

"Alice is my little girl," says Mr. Carl again and again. Mr. Carl likes birds, too. He has many birds in his house.

Red birds!

Blue birds!

Brown birds!

Alice likes to look at the birds.

In the morning Alice eats her breakfast. Then she goes to the garden with Betsy Lee. She sees Mr. Carl in the garden.

"Here is my little girl," says old Mr. Carl. "Hello,1 Alicel Hello, Betsy Lee! Come into my house with me. My birds want to see you."

So Alice and Betsy Lee go into the house with Mr. Carl. All the birds say, "Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!"

The red birds say it. The blue birds say it. The brown birds say it.

"Tweet! Tweet!" for Alice. And "Tweet! Tweet!" for Betsy Lee.

"Oh, Mr. Carl," says Alice. "The birds are so pretty. And look, Mr. Carl, look! The birds want to eat something." So Alice gives the red birds something to eat. And she gives the blue birds something to eat. She gives the brown birds something to eat, too.

"Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!" say all the birds. "Tweet! Tweet!" for Alice. And "Tweet! Tweet!" for Betsy Lee.

2.The Big Green Bird

"Now the birds are happy," says Alice.

"Not all the birds," laughs old Mr. Carl. "I have one new bird, Alice. And you cannot find that bird."

"I can," says Alice. She looks and looks and looks. "Look again! Look again!" laughs old Mr. Carl,

Alice looks again. But she cannot find that bird.

"Help me, Mr. Carl," says Alice. "Help me to find it! Please! Please!"

Mr. Carl gets up and walks to the open window. "Here you .are,2 Alice, ' ' he says.

Then something says, "Hello, Alice! Hello, little girl!" What is it? What is it? Alice runs to the open window. She sees a bird, a big green bird. And it says, "Hello, Alicel Hello, little girl!"

Alice laughs and laughs.

"Oh! Oh!" says Alice. "The bird can talk! The bird can say my name! Look, Betsy Lee, lookl"

Alice gives Betsy Lee a big hug.

"Ma-ma! Ma-ma!" says Betsy Lee.

Then Alice gives the green bird something to eat. But the green bird does not say, "Tweet! Tweet!" It says, "Hello, Alice! Hello, little girl!"

And Alice laughs and laughs.

3.The Best Shop

Jack likes shops. He likes shops that have toys. He likes shops that have something good to eat. He likes shops that have hats and coats. But the shop that he likes best is the animal shop.

In the morning he likes to eat his breakfast. Then he likes to run to the animal shop. What does he see in the window?

One day1 he sees rabbits. Big rabbits and little rabbits

One day he sees kittens. Three kittens that play with a big red ball.

One day he sees a dog. A little brown and white dog! Just the dog that Jack wants!

"Hello, little dog," says Jack. The little dog jumps up on the window. He wants to look at Jack.

"Good puppy! Good puppy!" says Jack. "You are just the dog that I want. I want to have you..' '

"Bow-wow! Bpw-wow!" says the dog. He wants to say, "I want so,2 too. "

One day, two days, three days go by. That dog is in the window again and again and again.

Mr. Green is the man in the animal shop.

For three days1 Mr. Green sees Jack at his window. So then he says, "Come in, Jack, come in. Do you like that little dog?"

"Yes, I do," says Jack. "He is the best dog in the shop. What is his name?"

"His name is Snap," laughs Mr. Green. "But he is not my best dog. He snaps at my rabbits. He snaps at all my animals."

"He will not snap at me," says Jack.

"Let us open the window and see," says Mr. Green.

So they open the window. The little puppy jumps out. He runs up to Jack. The little puppy does not snap. He jumps up on Jack and begins to play.

"Snap likes you, Jack," says Mr. Green. Then Jack and the puppy play and play and play.

Mr. Green says, "Jump into the window, Snap." But Snap does not jump into the window.

Then Jack says, "Good dog! Jump into the window, Snap!" And Snap jumps.

Mr. Green looks at Jack.

"You like animals," he says. "And I like you. Do you want to help me in my shop?"

"Yes, I do," says Jack. "I want to help you. I want to stay and help you now."

"Good," says Mr. Green.

So Jack gives all the animals something good to eat. He gives Snap something very good.

"You are the best animal in the shop," he says. And he gives Snap a big hug.

Soon Mr. Green says, "That is all for today,2 Jack. You are a good help. Come again in the morning."

So Jack says, "Good-bye, Snap. Good-bye, Mr. Green."

Then he goes home. He sees Alice and Jerry near the house.

"Snap is the best dog," says Jack.

"Not the best dog," says Jerry. "Mac is the best dog."

"Jip is the best dog," says Alice.

"Snap is the best dog," says Jack.

Then he runs into the house to talk to his mother.

4.A Dog for Jack

Day in and day out1 Jack comes to the shop. Day in and day out he comes to help Mr. Green. Now and then2 he plays with Snap.

Then one day Mr. Green says, "Snap is too big. He cannot stay in the window now. He must have a home. Can you help me, Jack? May Snap go home with you?"

"Home with me?" says Jack. "Stay with me?"

"Yes," laughs Mr. Green. "Stay with you!"

Jack is so happy! He cannot say a word.3 He just looks at Mr. Green. ,

Mr. Green walks to the window. One, two, three and the window is open.

''Jump to me, Snap," says Mr. Green. The little dog jumps to him. He runs and jumps on Jack.

Jack gives Snap a big, big hug.

"Now you are my dog," he says. "You are a very good dog. Snap is not a good name for a dog like you. I want to find you a good name."

Good Night

1.A Happy Day

Alice and Jerry have a happy day. Jerry gets up and eats his breakfast.

Then he says, "I want to help Jack find a new name for his dog Snap."

So he runs to find Jack. The two boys play and play all the morning.

Alice has her breakfast, too. "This is the best breakfast," she says.

Then she runs to old Mr. Carl.

"Here is my little girl," says old Mr. Carl.

The big green bird says, "Hello, Alice! Hello, my little girl!"

Then Alice and Jerry come home again.

Mother, Alice and Jerry go for a boat ride.1

2. Good Night

Now it is night. Mother comes to Alice and Jerry.

She gives Alice a big hug.2 She gives Jerry a big hug, too.

"Good night, Mother," says Alice.

"Good night, Mother," says Jerry.

"Good night, Mother, good night."

Then Mother goes away.

Then Alice says, "Jerry, Jerry! I want to play animals in the barnyard! Yes, I want to play it."

"Let us play," says Jerry.

So Jerry begins.

"I want a barnyard," says Jerry. "In my barnyard I want to have a big red cock that says 'Cock-a-doodle-doo'." "I want a barnyard," says Alice. "In my barnyard I want to have a big red cock that says 'Cock-a-doodle-doo'. And one brown pony for me to ride. ' '3

"I want a barnyard," says Jerry. "In my barnyard I want to have a big red cock that says 'Cock-a-doodle-doo', one brown pony for me to ride, and big ducks and little ducks that splash in the puddles."

"I want a barnyard," says Alice. "In my barnyard I want to have a big red cock that says 'Cock-a-doodle-doo'. One brown pony for me to ride. Big ducks and little ducks that splash in the rain puddles. And big pigs and little pigs that eat and eat and eat."

"I want a barnyard," says Jerry. "In my barnyard 1 want to have a big red cock that says 'Cock-a-doodle-doo'. One brown pony for me to ride! Big ducks and little ducks that splash in the rain puddles! Big pigs and little pigs that eat and eat and eat! And a big mother hen that sits in her nest and clucks."

"I want a barnyard," says Alice. "In my barnyard I want to have a big red cock that says 'Cock-a-doodle-doo'.

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One brown pony for me to ride! Big ducks and little ducks that splash in the rain puddles! Big pigs and little pigs that eat and eat and eat! And a big mother hen that sits in her nest and clucks! And three old white goats that run at1 all the animals!"

Then Mother comes in.

"Now, look here,"2 she says. "I do not want a barnyard. I want a house with one little boy and one little girl. I want to say 'Good night' to that little boy and that little girl. And then do not say a wo rd. "3

Alice laughs, and Jerry laughs.

"Good night, Mother," they say.

Then Alice does not say a word. And Jerry does not say a word. Not one word!