Randy and Debbie were excited. They jumped up

and down. “Today we are going to Grandma’s house,

                         Debbie sang.
                        “We will go in Daddys car,”              Randy shouted. 

“I hope you won’t cry or fuss or be any trouble to Grandma,”  Mother said.

“We’ll be good,” Randy promised. 

“Can we take Scrappy?” Debbie asked. 

“Yes, but you must look after him,” Mother answered. “Your father 

 and I are going on to stay with Uncle Walter tonight.”

The children ran and got Scrappy’s 

“I’m glad Scrappy did not belong to the 

neighbors,” Debbie said as she put Scrappy 

in the basket.  “Scrappy is ours now,”  Randy 

said.  “We will always take care of him.”