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takes me back to the time when my boy was a little fellow and sat on my 

knee   to   hear   me   read   Little   Journeys   to   Happyland。     How   time   flies!〃 

And the big kind giant took his pocket handkerchief out again to wipe his 

blue eyes; and after that he went over to the piano and sang: 

     〃If I had my little boy again             How happy I should be;            I'd piggy… 

back him all around            And trundle him on my knee。 

     〃But oh; dear me。        It's so long ago;          And he's been away so long; 

That all I can do is to wish and wish              That he could hear this song。〃 

     〃Dear     me;〃   said   little  Mary    Louise;   when     the  giant   had   finished。 

〃You want your little boy and I want my mother。〃 

     Well pretty soon when Mary Louise walked into the dining room she 

saw   the   most   wonderful   turkey   that   ever   graced   a   Thanksgiving   table。 

Why;     it   weighed   upty'leven     pounds   and   was   stuffed     with   a   bushel   of 

chestnuts。 

     〃Now   eat   slowly   and   tuck   your   napkin   under   your   chin;〃   said   Mr。 

Merry   Laugh;   〃for   we   don't   have   Thanksgiving   every   day;   although   we 

ought to be thankful every day; just the same。〃               And he stuck in the fork 

which was as big as a pitch…fork and began to carve with a knife that was 

even larger than General Pershing's sword。 

     Well; after a while; a mince pie was brought in; so large that it would 

have taken Mary Louise thirteen minutes to walk around it if the giant had 

placed it on the floor。        But of course he didn't。         No sireemam。 He first 

cut a little piece for her and then a great big tremendous piece for himself; 

and would you believe he ate two pieces while she was eating one! 

     At   last;   when   the   dinner   was   over;   and   the   giant   had   dried   the   wish 

bone on   the   steam  heater   till it   was   nice   and   dry;   he   handed   little   Mary 

Louise the magic knife and told her to make it into a whistle。 And would 

you believe it if I didn't say so; in less than five hundred short seconds she 

had carved out the prettiest little whistle you ever saw。 

     〃Now; little girl;〃 said Mr。 Merry Laugh; 〃blow on it and make a wish。 

But don't make the same wish you did before。〃 

     〃Oh dear me;〃 sighed the little girl。           〃I only wish one thing; and that 

is to be home with mother。〃 

     〃Get your pony back and I'll help you;〃 said Mr。 Merry Laugh kindly。 



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     So Mary Louise blew on her whistle and made a wish; when; all of a 

sudden;   quicker   than   a   wink;   they   heard   a   neigh   in   the   courtyard;   and 

looking out of the window; saw Dapple Gray。 

     〃Here;   take   this   little   ring;〃   said   the   giant;   〃and   if   ever   you   are   in 

trouble; turn it around your finger three times and a half。〃 

     Just then the little yellow bird began to sing: 

     〃'Tis   a little golden   ring;    Such   a tiny;  pretty  thing。     But be   careful 

lest you lose it;      For you may have need to use it;              It possesses such a 

charm      It will keep you from all harm。〃 

     〃Good   luck;〃   said   Mr。   Merry   Laugh   as   he   opened   the   castle   door。 

〃Good…by and good luck。            Drop in the next time you're in town; and don't 

forget Castle Merry Laugh; Forest City; U。S。A。〃 

     〃Thank you;〃 answered Mary Louise。 

     Just then down flew the beautiful Dream Bird。 

     〃I'll take you home;〃 he said。         〃Climb up between my wings!〃 

     Then away he went through the air so softly that maybe the little girl 

fell asleep; for when she woke up; there she was on the beach where she 

had first met the little Mermaid Princess。 

     〃Oh;   oh;〃   yawned   Mary   Louise;   〃am   I   really   here?〃        But   nobody 

answered; so she jumped to her feet and ran home to her mother。 

     Well;   well;   have   we   come   to   the   end   of   the   story;   you   and   I;   little 

reader?     I'm sorry I've nothing more to tell you in this book; but listen 

lean    over   to  me    and   listenI've   written   another    book    for  the   〃Little 

Journeys to Happyland〃 seriesit is called 〃The Wind Wagon。〃                     Isn't that 

a strange title?     But I know you'll like ityes; I'm sure you will。 

     So don't forget。      It will be published next year。 

     Yours for a story; 

     David Cory。 



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