THE JANUARY SURPRISE
The January surprise pocket had held a little picture calendar. Marjorie had opened it according to directions that said:
“Open sometime when you want to write a letter.”
As there was a Christmas thank-you letter to write upon the very first day of January, Marjorie had opened that pocket and found the calendar. Then she had looked to see just when she might open the story pocket. The writing on this one said:
“Open on some Saturday afternoon, when you are sitting by the fire.”
The very first Saturday afternoon that came in January, Marjorie took the Surprise Book and went to the fireside. She could not wait to find out what was in the story pocket. She told Dotty that the time had come for the story and Dotty curled happily at her feet on the rug while she read “The Penny Bank Window” that was the January story.