Part 10 (1/2)

So the grocery man hangs up the telephone and takes a basket and in the basket he puts some potatoes, some graham crackers, a package of sugar and some carrots.

Then prrrip! prrrip! prrrip! the telephone rings again.

”h.e.l.lo!” says the Grocery Man. ”Who is this?”

”This is John's Mother. Good morning, Mr. Grocery Man.”

”Good morning, John's Mother. What can I send you today?”

”Please, Mr. Grocery Man, send me some spinach and some apples and some b.u.t.ter and some eggs.”

”Is that all, John's Mother?”

”Yes, that's all. Goodbye, Mr. Grocery Man.”

”Goodbye, John's Mother.”

So the Grocery Man hangs up the telephone and takes another basket and in the basket he puts some spinach and some apples and some b.u.t.ter and some eggs.

Then prrrip! prrrip, prrrip! the telephone rings another time.

”h.e.l.lo!” says the Grocery Man. ”Who are you?”

”I'm Robert's Mother. Good morning, Mr. Grocery Man.”

”Good morning, Robert's Mother. What can I send you today?”

”Please, Mr. Grocery Man, send me some prunes and some macaroni and some salt and some oatmeal.”

”Is that all, Robert's Mother?”

”Yes, that's all. Goodbye, Mr. Grocery Man.”

”Goodbye, Robert's Mother.”

So the Grocery Man hangs up the telephone and takes another basket and in the basket he puts some prunes and some macaroni and some salt and some oatmeal. Then he carries Ruth's basket out and puts it in a wagon on the street. Then he carries John's basket out and puts it in the wagon. At last he carries Robert's basket out and puts that in the wagon with the others. Then the driver jumps to the seat and gathers up the reins and says ”Go on, Old Dan,” and clopperty, clopperty clop! off goes Old Dan down the street.

Old Dan goes clopperty, clopperty, clop till he gets to Ruth's house and there he stops. The driver jumps out and takes the basket and pat, pat, pat, go his feet running to the door. Prrrr! he rings the bell and gives Ruth's mother the potatoes, the graham crackers, the sugar and the carrots. Then pat, pat, pat, he is back in the wagon. ”Go on, Old Dan,”

and clopperty, clopperty, clop! off goes Old Dan down the street.

Old Dan goes clopperty, clopperty, clop till he gets to John's house and there he stops. The driver jumps out and takes another basket and pat, pat, pat go his feet running to the door. Prrrr! he rings the bell and gives John's mother the spinach, the apples, the b.u.t.ter and the eggs.

Then pat, pat, pat, he is back in the wagon. ”Go on, Old Dan,” and clopperty, clopperty, clop! off goes Old Dan down the street.