1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: to say hello to Skuyler and his big brother Blake, 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: who is nine. Hello to Neemiah from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who 4 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: recently learned to count to one hundred. Congratulations Neemiah. Hello 5 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: to Rahiny, Hello to Mala and Lola. Mama and Papa 6 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: are very proud of you. Hello to Natalia Celine from France. 7 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: And Hello to Maria Monkey, Katie Bear Bear and their 8 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: dogs Ozzy and Picasso from Thermopolis, Wyoming. I'd like to 9 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: say Happy belated birthday to Hamas from Manville, Texas, who 10 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: turned nine on January ninth. 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The 26 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: White Rocking Horse gets picked up and taken back to 27 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: Dave's house where some exciting things are going to happen. 28 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: The White Rocking Horse Part six. So the elephant with 29 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: the broken trunk told about his strange race on roller skates. 30 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: The horse spoke of the new house, and the other 31 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: animals related their adventures. They had a good time to 32 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: get until morning came. Then, when it was time for 33 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: the Toy hospital doctor to come to his shop, the 34 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: elephant got back under the paper that was to keep 35 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: him clean until he was mended. The horse slowly hobbled 36 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: back to his place. The tin poodle dog leaned up 37 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: against the broken jack in the box, and all the 38 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: toys became as quiet as though they had never spoken 39 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: or moved about. Hum lots of work for me today, 40 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: said the toy hospital doctor as he put on his apron. 41 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: I must mend the broken leg of that rocking horse 42 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: as soon as I fixed the elephant's trunk. Then the 43 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: toy doctor took the elephant from under the paper, and, 44 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: after blowing off a little dust, began to work. He 45 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: made a new piece of trunk out of wood and 46 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: cloth and painted it until it looked just like part 47 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: of the elephant. Then the two pieces were fastened together 48 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: with wooden pins and also some glue. There now, you 49 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: are stronger than you were before, said the toy hospital doctor, 50 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: putting the elephant on a shelf. And now for the 51 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 1: broken leg of the rocking horse, Dear me, that is 52 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: quite a bad break, said the toy doctor. I think 53 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: I will have to make him a whole new wooden leg. 54 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: The white rocking horse felt glad when he heard this, 55 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: for he was rather a proud sort. And when he 56 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: had seen part of the elephant's old trunk put back 57 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: on the animal, the horse thought of how he would 58 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: look with part of his old broken leg glued on. 59 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: I'd rather have a whole new leg, he said to himself, 60 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: And that is exactly what he had out of a 61 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: piece of wood, the toy doctor made a new leg 62 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: for the rocking horse. He took off the old, splintered 63 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: one that had been broken in the fall off the porch. 64 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: Then the new leg was put in place. There. When 65 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: it's painted, no one will ever know one of his 66 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: legs was broken, said the toy doctor. The new leg 67 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: was smoothed with sandpaper and then painted just the color 68 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: of the other legs. I'm glad he painted my new legs, 69 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: thought the horse. I would look very funny with three 70 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: white legs and one brown or red one. Yes, this 71 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: toy doctor is a very smart man. I feel quite 72 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: myself now. The toy hospital doctor was busy in his 73 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: shop all day mending things that children break in their play, 74 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: and toward evening, Dave's father came in. Is my boy's 75 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: white rocking horse mended? The man asked, yes, all ready 76 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: for you, answered the toy doctor. I finished him sooner 77 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: than I expected to. The paint is hardly dry, but 78 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: it will be by morning. I made him a new leg. 79 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: That's good, exclaimed the man. My little boy wants to 80 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: ride his white rocking horse. He misses him very much. 81 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: Back home went the white rocking horse. And when Dave 82 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: saw him, he clapped his hands and cried, oh, how 83 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: glad I am. May I take a ride, if you 84 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: are careful of the newly painted leg. His father answered, 85 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: I'll lift you up into the saddle. And when Dave 86 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: sat in the red leather seat and pulled on the 87 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 1: red reins and shouted to his horse, he was a 88 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: very happy boy, and the white rocking horse felt glad. 89 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: Also gid yup, called Dave, gid y up, my rocking horse, 90 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: and the horse galloped across the room. All of a sudden, 91 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: Dorothy came running into the playroom where Dave sat on 92 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: his horse. Oh, Dave, Dave cried, the little girl, Come 93 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: on down to the kitchen quick. Carlos has something under 94 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: a chair. Maybe it's a big mouse. Come and see. 95 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: Dave jumped off his rocking horse. What did you say, 96 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: Carlo had? He asked his sister. I don't know. Dorothy answered, 97 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: but I was down in the kitchen and Mary had 98 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: just given me some bread, and I saw Carlo under 99 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: the chair. He had something in his mouth and he 100 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: was shaking it and it was brown and fuzzy, and 101 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: maybe it's a mouse. You'd better come cause Mary is 102 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: standing up on a chair and hollering off awfully loud. 103 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: It's so fun. Oh I'll come, cried Dave. But where's mother. 104 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: Oh she's in the living room with some ladies, answered 105 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: the little girl. I didn't tell her. That's good, said Dave, 106 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: hurrying over to a closet in the playroom. What are 107 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: you going to do, asked Dorothy. You'd better hurry if 108 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: you want to help Carlo catch that mouse. I am hurrying, 109 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: Dave said, But I want to get my soldier cap 110 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 1: What for? The little girl wanted to know, Because I'm 111 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: going to make believe I'm a captain and the mouse 112 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: is an enemy, and I'm going to capture that mouse. 113 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: Down to the kitchen, the children hurried. They could hear 114 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: their dog, Carlo, barking and growling, and they could hear 115 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: Mary laughing. She isn't very scared, I guess, said Dave. 116 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: Well she was, and she was up on a chair, 117 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: declared Dorothy. Come on, Dave. Together they hurried into the kitchen. 118 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: Mary was no longer standing on a chair. Instead, she 119 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: was sitting down in one, laughing as hard as she 120 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: could laugh. Carlo was out in the middle of the floor, 121 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: tossing up into the air something brown and fuzzy. Where's 122 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: the mouse, cried Dave. Mouse. There isn't any mouse, Dave 123 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: laughed Mary. Dorothy said there was, He declared yes, And 124 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: I thought there was, too, went Mary. But it was 125 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: only a piece of fur that Carlo had. I guess 126 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: he thought it was a mouse, and I did too, 127 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: at first, growled the poodle dog. As he shook and 128 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: tossed the fuzzy thing, and as it fell near Dave, 129 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: the boy looked and saw that it was indeed only 130 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: a peace of fur, as Mary had said. I thought 131 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: it was a mouse, said Dorothy, and I guess Carlo 132 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: did too. I guess I'll play. I'm a soldier captain 133 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: on a horse. I'm going to ride my rocking horse, 134 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: he went on as he hurried back to the playroom. 135 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: I'll take my sawdust, all, said Dorothy, and we'll have 136 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: some fun all day long. The children played, and after supper, 137 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: when it was time for them to go to bed, 138 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: Dave pulled his rocking horse out into the hall. Are 139 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: you going to leave him there all night? Asked his mother. Yes, 140 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: he answered, I want to put my railroad track down 141 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: in the playroom in the morning, and there isn't room. 142 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: If I have the rocking horse in there too, I 143 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: will make believe the hall is his stable. Then I'll 144 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: not leave my sawdust all out there, for she cannot 145 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: sleep in a stable, said Dorothy. Dave's mother intended to 146 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: move the white rocking horse out of the way, for 147 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: it took up too much room in the hall, but 148 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: she forgot about it when callers came that evening, and 149 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: when the family went to bed, the horse was still 150 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: out near the head of the stairs that led down 151 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: to the first floor. The house became quiet, only a 152 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: dim light gleaming in the upper hall, and the white 153 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: rocking horse drew a long breath. Ah, now I can 154 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: be myself, he thought, I can come to life. I 155 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: wish I could see the sawdust doll and talk to her, 156 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: he said, half aloud. Well, here I am, and the 157 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: sawdust doll came out of Dorothy's room. The little girl 158 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: is asleep, went the sawdust doll. So I came out 159 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: to talk to you. I want to hear all that 160 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: happened at the toy hospital. I haven't had a chance 161 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: to ask you since you got back, and I haven't 162 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: had a chance to talk to you, went on the 163 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: white rocking horse. It is nice and quiet now, and 164 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: we can talk as long as we like, or at 165 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: least until morning comes. It must be a funny place, 166 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: that hospital, said the sawdust doll. It is, answered the 167 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: rocking horse. But I would much rather be here with you. 168 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: Thank you, replied the sawdust doll. Now, while the toys 169 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: were talking together, in the middle of the night, two 170 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: men were prowling around the house where Dave and Dorothy 171 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,839 Speaker 1: and their father and mother lived. The two men were 172 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: called burglars, and they wanted to get in and take 173 00:12:54,360 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: some valuable things. And as the white horse and the 174 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: sawdust doll were talking together at the head of the stairs, 175 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: the two men made their way into the house by 176 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: unlocking the front door with a false key. One of 177 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 1: them carried, Hush, don't make a noise, said the big burglar. No, 178 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: we must be very quiet, said the little burglar. But 179 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: quiet as they were, and whisper as softly as they did. 180 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: The white rocking horse heard them. Someone is coming, said 181 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: the horse to the sawdust doll. We must stop talking now. 182 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: We dare not talk or move if human eyes look 183 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: at us, and someone is coming, then I had better 184 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: hurry back to Dorothy's room, said the doll. Too late. 185 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: They are coming up the stairs, whispered the horse. Stay 186 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: where you are, and I'll stay here too. So the 187 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: sawdust doll flopped down on the carpet, and the rocking 188 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: horse remained very still and quiet. Right at the edge 189 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: of the top step up the stairs came the big burglar, 190 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: walking slowly and softly. Look Out, whispered the little burglar, 191 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: who remained at the foot of the stairs. I see 192 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: something white. Look out, It is only a rocking horse, 193 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: whispered back the big burglar. A white rocking horse, and 194 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: a sawdust doll is here too. I guess the children 195 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: must have forgotten and left them in the hall. And 196 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: that sawdust doll is just what I want. I know 197 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: somebody I can give her to. I'm gonna take her. 198 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: The sawdust doll would have screamed and run away if 199 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: she had dared, but she could not. While the burglar 200 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: was looking at her, the man reached out to pick 201 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: up the sawdust doll, but his foot slipped, and to 202 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: save himself from falling, he made a grab for one 203 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: of the legs of the white rocking horse. Now, whether 204 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: the horse kicked out or not, I cannot say. It 205 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: may be that he did, and again it may be 206 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: that he did not. Anyhow, all of a sudden, the 207 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: white horse toppled right over on top of the burglar, 208 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: and down the stairs they went bumpety bump, all in 209 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: a heap, right toward the little burglar. Standing at the 210 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: foot down the stairs, rolled the big Burglar and the 211 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: white rocking horse. Bang bang, bung was the noise they made. 212 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: Standing at the foot of the stairs was the little burglar. 213 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: He was waiting while the big man went upstairs to 214 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: see if he could get any jewelry. And when the 215 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: big burglar touched the white rocking horse and it toppled 216 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: over on him, and both of them fell down the 217 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: stairs together, making a loud noise, and fell right on 218 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: top of the little burglar. Oh oh, dear, oh dear, me, 219 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: cried the little burglar when he was struck by the 220 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: big man and the white rocking horse. Oh what is 221 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: all this? What are you doing, jake, he cried me. 222 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: I'm not doing anything, exclaimed the big burglar, as they 223 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: went bumpity bump along the lower hall, turning over and 224 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: over in somersaults, just as the little burglar was doing 225 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: not doing anything. Why you came tumbling downstairs right on 226 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: top of me, cried the little burglar. Why did you 227 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: do that? I couldn't help it, answered the big burglar. 228 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: That white thing you saw was a rocking horse, and 229 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: there was a sawdust doll near it. I reached out 230 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: to get the doll, and the horse stuck out his 231 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: high legs and kicked me down the stairs. That's what 232 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: he did. Nonsense, exclaimed the little burglar. A white rocking 233 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: horse didn't kick you. A wooden horse can't kick. Well. 234 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: This one did, declared the burglar. Oh my back. The 235 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: father and mother of Dave and Dorothy heard the noise 236 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 1: out in the hall, so did Martha and Mary. Dave's 237 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: father sat up in bed. I heard a noise, said 238 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: his wife, So did I said, Daddy. I think everybody 239 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: in the house must have heard it. Somebody or something 240 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: fell downstairs. You had better go look and see, said 241 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 1: his wife. Maybe it was burglars. So Dave's father went 242 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: out into the hall to look, and there, surely enough 243 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: were the two burglars. They had been all tangled up 244 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: in the legs and rockers of the white horse, and 245 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: they were just getting untangled, and they were so sore 246 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: from having been bumped around that they did not know 247 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: what to do. They were so dazed and surprised that 248 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: they just stood still. And just then Patrick, the gardener 249 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: came running in from the garage where he slept. He 250 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: too had heard the noise in the house, and Patrick 251 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: and Dave's father soon captured the two burglars and tied 252 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: them with ropes. Then a policeman came and took the 253 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: two men away, and they were locked up for a 254 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: long long time. But after the two burglars had been 255 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: taken away by the police, Dave's father and mother looked 256 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: at the white rocking horse, where it lay on its 257 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: side in the lower hall after having fallen downstairs. How 258 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: do you suppose it got here, asked mother. Well, either 259 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: the burglars tried to carry it off and they slipped 260 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: and fell with it, or else they stumbled over it 261 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: in the dark and it toppled downstairs with them, replied Daddy. 262 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: But it made a great racket and woke us up. 263 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: If it hadn't been for the white rocking horse, we 264 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: would have been robbed of our valuables. What a brave horse, 265 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: said mother. Wouldn't it be strange if he really kicked 266 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: the burglar downstairs? She asked her husband. And when the 267 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: burglars had been taken away and the horse stood up 268 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: on his rockers again, Dorothy and Dave were awakened by 269 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: hearing so many sounds in the house. What's the matter, 270 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: asked Dave, coming to the head of the stairs and 271 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: rubbing his sleepy eyes. It's my rocking horse down there, 272 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: for he wanted to know he fell down with the burglars, 273 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: said Daddy. And oh, look, here is my sawdust doll 274 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: out here in the hall, cried Dorothy. I had her 275 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: in my room when I went to sleep. How did 276 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: she get out here? Maybe the burglars took her and 277 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: were carrying her away with them when they slipped and 278 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: fell downstairs with the horse, said Daddy. But we know 279 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: that is not just how it happened, don't we. We 280 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: know that the sawdust doll came out to talk to 281 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 1: the white rocking horse, and she could not get back 282 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: when the burglars came, for she dared not move as 283 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: long as they were looking at her. For many days, 284 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: Dave and Dorothy had fun playing with the white rocking 285 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: Horse and the sawdust doll. And though at times the 286 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: horse and doll wished they could see their friends in 287 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: the toy store, still the two toys were very happy. 288 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 1: I think something is going to happen tomorrow, said the 289 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 1: old jumping Jack one night when in the playroom he 290 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: was talking to the horse and doll. It was spring 291 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: now and the grass was green. What do you mean 292 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: something going to happen? Asked the white rocking horse as 293 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,679 Speaker 1: he looked at the jack. The old jumping Jack had 294 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 1: been allowed to stay in the playroom since he had 295 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: been brought from the attic. Dave and Dorothy are going 296 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: to have a grass party, and you are both going 297 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: to it. A grass party, cried the sawdust doll. What 298 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: is that, asked the white rocking horse. Well, you know 299 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: what a party is, said Jack. And a grass party 300 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: is one out on the grass. The boy and girl 301 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: from next door are coming, and there will be good 302 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,959 Speaker 1: things to eat, games to play, and all things like that. 303 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 1: Isn't that jolly? I should say so, cried the rocking horse. 304 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: I love parties, said the sawdust doll. And the next day, 305 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: when the sun was shining brightly, Dave and Dorothy had 306 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: their grass party. Not only the little girl from next 307 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:24,959 Speaker 1: door came, but other children also. Dorothy brought out her 308 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: sawdust all for whom a new apple green dress had 309 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: been made. Dave brought his rocking horse to a smooth 310 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: place under the trees, and he and the other boys 311 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: took turns riding on the brave steed. Let's see where 312 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: his leg was broken, asked one boy. Oh, you can 313 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: hardly see it, Dave answered. The toy hospital doctor fixed 314 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: it so as it's good as new. But this is 315 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: the leg my horse broke when Carlo tumbled him down 316 00:22:55,880 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: the steps. And tell us about how the two burglars 317 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: rolled downstairs with your horse on top of them, begged Arnold, 318 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: the boy from next door. Well, I guess only one 319 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: burglar rolled down, said Dave, but he made enough noise 320 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: for two. Then he told the story as best as 321 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: he could. While Dave and the boys rode the white 322 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: rocking horse. Dorothy and the other little girls played with 323 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: their dolls, And the sawdust doll with the brown eyes 324 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: was the most beautiful of all. You children do get 325 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: such nice presents on your birthdays, said one little boy 326 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: guest to Dorothy and Dave. After having fun at the 327 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: grass party for some time, the children went into the 328 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: house to get cake and ice cream. The sawdust Doll 329 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: and the white rocking Horse, as well as some of 330 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: the other dolls, were left out on the lawn by themselves. 331 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: Oh now we can talk, said the white rocking horse. 332 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: Do you think this grass party is any fun? I 333 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: would rather it were night and we could be by 334 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: ourselves upstairs with the jumping jack, said the sawdust doll. 335 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: Then we could move about and have some fun. Well, 336 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: it will soon be dark, said the rocking horse. And 337 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: when night came and Dave and Dorothy were in bed, 338 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: the sawdust Doll had a fine ride on the back 339 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: of the white rocking horse. And that is the end 340 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 1: of this story. Good night, sleep tight.