StNicholas [serial] . little dar-lings ! she continued. Just then she caught sight of Josey and thechipmunk. What do you want, little girl ? the oldwoman asked in a very pleasant tone. We are travelers who have come to call on woman, very sadly, sitting down on the steps andhiding her face. Josey thought she was crying. They must have been very bad to go awayand leave you alone like this, she said. They were not bad children, said the oldwoman. They were the best children thatever were. I never had any trouble with them,and they went away because they grew up. But you did have to scold them so
StNicholas [serial] . little dar-lings ! she continued. Just then she caught sight of Josey and thechipmunk. What do you want, little girl ? the oldwoman asked in a very pleasant tone. We are travelers who have come to call on woman, very sadly, sitting down on the steps andhiding her face. Josey thought she was crying. They must have been very bad to go awayand leave you alone like this, she said. They were not bad children, said the oldwoman. They were the best children thatever were. I never had any trouble with them,and they went away because they grew up. But you did have to scold them sometimes,did nt you ? Never once, said the old woman. Why, said the chipmunk, it is in all thebooks! The books say : There was an old woman who lived in a shoe;She had so many children she did nt know whatto do. Then the books go on to say that you gavethem a whipping and sent them to bed. Well, the books are not always right, saidthe old woman. If they were ever bad I veforgotten all about it now. Oh, dear! oh, dear!. WAIT TILL I COME BACK, SHE SAID —YOU JUST WAIT! you, said Josey, making her a graceful curtsy, but I wish that I had them back! Indeed I We have read about you and the children, do — the whole twenty-four of wanted to see how they were. When the old woman said this she began to They ve all gone away! said the old cry, and Josey felt so sorry for her that she 532 JOSEY AND THE CHIPMUNK. said, Never mind! We will stay with youto-night, and you can play that we are thechildren. Oh, can I ? said the old woman. Thenyou must rush about and knock things downand make a great noise, and I must scold andthreaten to tell your father and say that you rethe worst children I ever saw. So Josey and the chipmunk began to raceabout, making a great noise and knocking thingsdown, and the old woman ran after them, say-ing that they were the worst children she eversaw. At last she was so tired she had to stop;but she said that she had greatly enjoyed it After they had had
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