“What is the matter with Slipfoot?” asks Blixie.
“He asks me that same question,” answered the Potato Face Blind Man. “He asks me that every time he comes here. I tell him all he needs is to get his slipfoot fixed so it won’t slip. Then he’ll be all right.”
“I understand you,” said Blixie. “You make it easy. You always make it easy. And before I run away will you promise me to smell of the pink and lavender peonies and the yellow jonquils all day to-day?”
“I promise,” said the Potato Face. “Promises are easy. I like promises.”
“So do I,” said the little girl, “It’s promises pushing me back home to the dish-pan, the dish-rag, and the dish-towel for wiping dishes.”
“Look out you don’t get a slipfoot,” warned the old man as the girl flipped up the street going home.
2. Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs.
People: Little Bugs Big Bugs The Rag Doll The Broom Handle Hammer and Nails The Hot Cookie Pan The Ice Tongs The Coal Bucket The Bushel Basket Jack Knife Kindling Wood Splinters Shush Shush The Postmaster The Hardware Man The Policeman The Postmaster’s Hat A Buff Banty Egg
