"Somebody's knocking at the gate,
We won't let him in because it's too late;
No one gets in who has lost his key
No matter what time the hour may be."
But, goodness me. The knocking kept right on, only louder and louder, and pretty soon a gruff voice said:
"I'm the Ragged Rabbit Giantman
Open the gate as quick as you can."
"What shall we do?" asked Mrs. Daisy Duck, who was a timid lady duck and never felt safe unless she was out in the middle of Turnip City Lake.
And in the next story, if that big giant doesn't break down the gate, I'll tell you what happened after that.
THE LITTLE RING
"If you don't open the gate, I'll step over the wall
It's not very high, and I'm pretty tall.
I guess you had better open the gate;
In case I get angry you'll find it too late."
"Oh, dear me!" said Mrs. Daisy Duck, "What shall we do?"
Then what do you suppose little Benjamin Meadow Mouse said? You'd never guess. He ran out of the house, down to the gate, and called out to that great big giant: "Have you a little boy at home?"