[Wanda Gag] the Funny Thing

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THE.FUrsnVTHINGIt was abeautt-fuldazjtntneinouna.ns.me sanwas

pacngbade-and-seek amon.g th-efLz-ifPyfLoat n.g clou-ds,,and tne CL-tnwas soft an.dLwarrn.

'Sobo,tnegoodtttlemarrofth.emountains,was atting fontkebindsafidanamaIstoconne.'tocomefopwkatdoyou.suppose?'to comefonfoodbecauseatth_edoon ofktsrnountatncave,"Bobokadmanygoodtbtngs

foptnenatoeat.


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HeKad na-tcakesfentliefuzzytaledsautppels.Hekad seedpad.dtngsfon

bkeppettgfLutteptngbnds.


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He laadcabbagesaladsfontlie long-eapedrabbits.Helaadtinycheesesnobtggentkarzckernesandtkesewene fontK.e UHLemice


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Oh,satdfiobo, kene ane some Lovety n.ufc cafees.


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I also kave somefine seed puddLtngs.


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ih/is cabbage saLcid. is ventj latce


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an.dImSCJ.PCyocid LtketkeseUttLe ckeeses.


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Bat tkeFunny"Thing tunnedaway andsaid,Inevenbeano1ofsuck,slly food No cfmtnaL wouldeat tnosetkings.Haven.tyouany dolls to-day?

xDoLLs cnted Boboinsunpntse.NXCentainly,'said-tkeTun.rzy ^ThLtng. And vent|goodtkeyanectoLLs.lo eat? cnted obo,openinghtseyes veny >x/ideatsackan idea.

"loeat,of counse, saidtkeFunnyTktng snaackingk S Ltps. And vencj goodtkeyanedoLLs.

Bat tisnotknd to eatupUtle chtldnens dollssatd'Bobo,I skould.tknkitwouldmaeekemven-ycjnkappy.

So vtdoes said,thjeFunnyTnxng,5rr3. llnL9pleasantlyb-ut veny goodtkey anedolts.


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And dont thtecnildnencny wh.en.youtake awazytkeindolls? asked "Bobo.

Dont th.e*j tkoagk said tkeFunnyIhtng wttkacneepfal gnint^ but vepg good th-erj anedoLLs/

Teans PoLLed dovx^n Boloos face as h.e tkouglat oftke Funny lK ng going anoundeattng updeanLttlech.tld.nems doLls.


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t3u.t penkaps


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/\t Last ke bad an. teleaSo kesaidto tkeFunnylktng,Wh.at

a LoveUytail LJOU laave

ike FunnL jIhtrag smiled amo wntggled.kts tatl \x^t, tk a pleased, motion.


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And. tkose pnetty black etjebnows,13obo continued.

TkeFDarty ming looked down.modesHtjand snatled even. mope.


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I3zu.t most \x/on-derfal of- all ts tlr-at-no orbuepo-i.ri.ts dov nyotjn back ^ sat-d oobo.

"iKe TunnzjlTh.tn.g >x /as sopleased attktstkat kenoLLed. footash.U orxtkegroaad ridsmiled,veny Kand


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"iKen.I3obowkowas pea.LU-1awiseodman,saidtotkeFunnyInng,I suppose youanesoeautifubecause you,eat a.great many jum-jiLLs?

lTn.eFunnyihng kad nevep keapd of tkena..Jum.-jt.LLs? keaskedeagerlu.Wkatts ajum-jtLL

tsit aktndof o ioLL?"Ok n.o}sad 'Bobo. Jum-jtLLs ane funny LtttLe

cakeswktck make bluepons mone beauti-fa.ljandLttletals gpoNxyirrtobg ones.Mow tla.e"Funn-zjIhuin-g \x/asveryvanandtkere

wasnotkmg kewouLd nark-er3 kavekadtkanaveny Longtaland biggerandmonebeautifuLbL-cjeponts. So h.ecned,Ok please dear>kndnaan }give me m.a.ny jum-jiLLs'


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Verywel, said.iSobo. Sftr dov/n. arxclenth^s tnee and \>aatt fonme."IKeP~rj.rmcj iThiing >x^as alsmtles

and.dd ske V ^ Q S told,wkt,LeI3obowenttno nts cozyLttle Konae,

vx/n-Lckwas Like asoftofkun-raelunden tKemouna.n.


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Tfinst h.e h.adfco gotknou.gh.Kislittle bednoona. Nexbh-e cameto h.ts sto-d-y and ftrLaLL-L) h.eneackedtke k tch-en. ^vx/Kere Ke msciaLL^-j madecip

fclae food fonthe bxpds arxd aia rrLaLs.


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Now n.etook,abgbo inowh.-i.ch.hepn:seven.nut cakest\;e seedpuddngstNsc/o cabbage saladsandfifteen,ittleckeeses.

He nmxed Biem.\


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He peit tneno. aLL on.a plate andcarriedtkena octt to tKeFunntjm-tiaa,,wkowas sttlL>x/atttn.q un.d.en tKe knee.

Here ane -yocinjtim,-ja.LLs^said oobo,as b.ekaiaded th.eplate to th.e F*jn,n. iTh-irxg.


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iVieTxinmjlTh.tn.gate one aiadsatd,And vept-j good thue anejum-jiLls."


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iVien.Ke ate an.oth.er> and satd,*And venzj goodthteyonejum-jills.


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And soon.runtt.1hielaad eaten. th-emaLL up.And veny goodkh.etj aneum-jiLLs,kesaidwttk asmackof k s Lips^,after*tkeywereall gone.


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'Th.enL th.eP\unn.tj "Th-i.n_g wenth.onae,loci-trtnenext da-cj h.ecanaeback fop m.opejcmjitls.Hts tat-LNVQSaLr>eacly a. Lxr'tLe Longen h.t-sbLtxepotrrtswerebegitaiatrxgtogro ,and h.e Lookedvenrj h.appcj indeed.


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Eventj dayth.eFunnylht.ngcame backfor mopejura-jiLls.He

came fonaLongLongtimeand each, cla j k s tcaL >o^as


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a LittleLonger3.I3ut on.tbetwentieth, datjhtstailKacl gpo\c/n, so Loia.gth.auh.e cox-iLdnr m.oveabout nrruch..


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So h.e ckose e xn-Lce bxg motA.n-ta.t,n- and

sat onth.eveny top ort.Ever u,dau, t3obo sentbtrds tocarry jam-jiLLs

to tbe Fanny"Tbtng andasthjeFLinray'Th.in.gstcttL gpexx/ Lomgerand longer h.e CTJirLed itcontentedLcj abound h-tsmounan

His one otjtnLife washisbeau-tifubLtie-potratedal,andbyand butneonby>x/ords neeven saidwere:

And veptj good. th.erjarejum-jiLLsl5o of counse h.e ate nonaore doLLs and \x/ekave letndold 'Sobo totkank for tnat.


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