That night, after the children had gone to bed, Grandpa said,
"I wish Tommy could live here with us all the time.
"I would like a good boy to help me."
"That is a good idea," said Grandma.
"It is lonely now that all our children are gone.
"And Tommy is just the kind of a boy I like."
So the next morning Grandma asked Tommy if he would like to live with them.
"Could Rags stay here, too?" asked Tommy.