b"\nMl A J LIN DM AN \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ni; : \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSnipp, Snapp, Snurr, and \n\nTHE YELLOW SLED \n\nBy \n\nMaj Lind man \n\n\n\nJUNIOR PRESS BOOKS \n\nALB E RTXwH ITM AN \n\nGr' 4 CO \nCHICAGO \n1936 \n\n\n\nCopyright, 1936, by Albert Whitman & Company \n\n\n\n\nTHE SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR BOOKS \nBy \n\nMaj Lindman \n\nSNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE RED SHOES \nSNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE GINGERBREAD \nSNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE MAGIC HORSE \nSNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE BUTTERED BREAD \nSNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE YELLOW SLED \n\n_ - Lithographed in the U. S. A. \n\n\xc2\xa9ClA 97829 <7 \n\nfl JUL131936 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe three boys stood looking in the window. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nS nipp, Snapp, and Snurr, the three \nlittle boys who lived in Sweden, \nwere on their way home from school \none winter afternoon. \n\nIt was snowing hard. Each boy had \non his warmest red cap and red \nsweater, and high brown boots. As they \npassed a shop window Snipp said, \n\xe2\x80\x9cLook at that bright yellow sled!\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSnipp, Snapp, and Snurr moved \nclose to the window. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cIt\xe2\x80\x99s as yellow as gold,\xe2\x80\x9d said \nSnapp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cIt is long enough for three boys \njust our size to ride on at the very same \ntime,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snurr. \xe2\x80\x9cLook at that \nsteering wheel! Couldn\xe2\x80\x99t we have fun!\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSnipp and Snapp said nothing. The \nthree boys stood looking in the win\xc2\xac \ndow, each wishing for the bright yel\xc2\xac \nlow sled\xe2\x80\x94more than for anything else \nin the world. \n\n\nAS they turned away from the win- \n** dow and walked slowly down the \nstreet, Snapp said, \xe2\x80\x9cLet\xe2\x80\x99s ask Father \nto buy it for us.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cYou know it would cost a great \ndeal,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snipp. \xe2\x80\x9cJust think how \nmuch money he spent for these new \nboots he bought for us last week.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cNo, we\xe2\x80\x99d better ask Mother to help \nus earn it,\xe2\x80\x9d said.Snurr. \n\nSnipp and Snapp stood a moment, \nthinking. \xe2\x80\x9cThat\xe2\x80\x99s a good idea,\xe2\x80\x9d said \nSnapp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cLet\xe2\x80\x99s hurry home and ask her,\xe2\x80\x9d \nsaid Snipp. \n\nSnipp, Snapp, and Snurr ran home. \nThey ran into the house and straight \nthrough to the kitchen, where they \nfound Mother drying dishes. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cMother dear, we have seen a \nbright yellow sled,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snipp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cIt is as yellow as gold,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snapp. \n\n\n\nThey found Mother drying dishes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIT has a steering wheel,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snurr, \n\n\xe2\x96\xa0 \xe2\x80\x9cand it is long enough for three \nboys just our size to ride on at the \nsame time.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow nice!\xe2\x80\x9d said Mother. Then she \nsmiled. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe thought perhaps you could \ntell us a way to earn it,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snipp. \n\nMother thought a moment. Then \nshe said, \xe2\x80\x9cIf you will help me in every \nway you can for two weeks, I am sure \nFather and I will feel that you have \nearned what the sled will cost.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nAfter a long talk it was decided that \nSnipp should be the first one to get \nup each morning to put on the tea\xc2\xac \nkettle. \n\nEarly the next morning Snipp \nyawned, stretched, and hopped out of \nbed. He ran to the kitchen and put \nthe teakettle on, thinking all the while \nabout the bright yellow sled. \n\n\n\nSnipp yawned, stretched, and hopped out of bed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nS NIPP, Snapp, and Snurr hurried \nhome from school the next after\xc2\xac \nnoon. Each of the boys was ready to \nhelp Mother in any way he could. \nSnipp sat down to pare the potatoes. \n\nSnapp went to the store with the \nbig market basket to buy all the things \non the list that Mother gave him. \n\nSnurr stood stirring the soup on \nthe stove so that it would not burn. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow glad I am that Snapp has \ngone to the store,\xe2\x80\x9d said Mother. \n\xe2\x80\x9cNow I won\xe2\x80\x99t have to go out.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nAs she spoke, Snapp came in the \ndoor. The basket he carried was \nfull of packages. Tea, sugar, butter, \nsalt\xe2\x80\x94all that Mother had on the list \nwas in the basket. He carried a loaf \nof bread under his left arm. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cWhen we get the bright yellow sled \nwe can bring the groceries home on \nit,\xe2\x80\x99\xe2\x80\x99said Snapp. \xe2\x80\x9cThis basket is heavy!\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\n\nSnurr stood stirring the soup \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE ARLY Saturday morning Mother \nasked Snurr to scrub the back \nstairs. He filled the pail with warm \nwater. He found a large cake of yel\xc2\xac \nlow soap. He took the scrubbing brush \nwith the longest handle. Then he \nstarted up the back stairs. \n\nPerhaps the pail was too full. Per\xc2\xac \nhaps the soap slipped out of his hand \nand he tried to catch it. Perhaps he \nonly stumbled over the long handle of \nthe brush. But down the stairs he \ntumbled\xe2\x80\x94soap, water, and brush all \nmaking a loud clatter as he fell. \n\nMother said only, \xe2\x80\x9cNever mind, \nSnurr, all things are hard in the be\xc2\xac \nginning!\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSnapp said, \xe2\x80\x9cThe stairs have to be \nwet anyway, so your work is half \ndone!\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSnipp helped him wipe the stairs \ndry after they were scrubbed clean. \n\n\n\nBut down the stairs he tumbled \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nT HAT afternoon Mother said, \n\xe2\x80\x9cPlease dust the books in the \nlibrary. First take each book down \nfrom the shelf. Wipe it carefully with \nthis clean, soft cloth. When the shelves \nare empty, dust them. Be sure the \nshelves are clean. Then put each \nbook back on the shelf.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cWhat fun!\xe2\x80\x9d said Snapp, as he be\xc2\xac \ngan handing down the books from the \nhighest shelves to Snipp. \n\nMother left them dusting books, and \ntalking about the bright yellow sled \nwhile she went to tea with friends. \n\nWhen she came home at nearly \nsunset, she found \xe2\x80\x94 books every\xc2\xac \nwhere! There were piles of books on \nthe floor, and piles of books on the \ntables and chairs. \n\nSnipp lay flat on the floor reading. \nSnapp stood near the table reading. \nSnurr sat on the ladder reading. \n\n\n\nThere were piles of books on the floor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nS NIPP and Snapp put the books \nback on the shelves the next \nafternoon. Snurr washed the brown \nstockings that the three boys always \nwore with their high brown boots. \n\nHe found the stockings were dirty \nand muddy. He found holes in many \nof them. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cMy, I didn\xe2\x80\x99t know there were so \nmany stockings,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snurr to \nhimself. \xe2\x80\x9cI can\xe2\x80\x99t get them clean.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSoon Snurr got the wash board. \nHe used plenty of soap. He rubbed \nthe stockings hard, up and down, up \nand down. He rubbed them on the \nright side. Then he turned them, and \nwashed them carefully on the wrong \nside. Then he washed out all the soap \nand water, and hung them up to dry. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cI must tell Snipp and Snapp not \nto get mud on their stockings,\xe2\x80\x9d said \nhe to himself. \n\n\n\nHe rubbed the stockings hard, up and down \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE very first day of the week was \n\xe2\x96\xa0 Mother\xe2\x80\x99s birthday. Snipp, Snapp, \nand Snurr hurried home from school. \nMother had friends visiting with her. \n\nSnipp hurried out to the flower shop \nto buy flowers for Mother\xe2\x80\x99s birthday. \n\nSnapp put the teakettle on to serve \ntea for Mother and her friends. \n\nSnurr placed the birthday cake \nwhich Father had brought home the \nnight before on the cake plate. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe\xe2\x80\x99ll go in now to wish Mother \n\xe2\x80\x98happy birthday\xe2\x80\x99,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snipp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cYou go first with the flowers,\xe2\x80\x9d \nsaid Snapp to Snipp. \xe2\x80\x9cI\xe2\x80\x99ll come next \nwith the tea. Snurr can carry the \nbirthday cake.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSnipp opened the door. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cHappy birthday, Mother,\xe2\x80\x9d said \nthe three little boys. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cThis is indeed a happy birthday!\xe2\x80\x9d \nreplied Mother. \n\n\n\nSnipp opened the door. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nO NE bright winter morning Mother \nsaid, \xe2\x80\x9cThere is no school to\xc2\xac \nday. You boys have helped me in \nevery way I have asked. You have \nearned the yellow sled. Shall we go \nto the store for it today?\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cYes, let\xe2\x80\x99s,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snipp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cThat\xe2\x80\x99s fine, Mother!\xe2\x80\x9d said Snapp. \n\xe2\x80\x9cThank you,\xe2\x80\x9d Snurr remembered \nto say. \n\nMother put on her green hat and \nand coat. The three boys put on their \nwarmest red caps and red sweaters. \nOf course they wore their high boots. \n\nThen they all went out of the house \nand down the street to the shop where \nthey had seen the bright yellow sled \nin the window. \n\nWhen they reached the store, \nMother went in. Snipp, Snapp, and \nSnurr stood outside, looking in the \nwindow. \n\n\n\nThen they all went down the street to the shop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJ \xe2\x80\x9cWon\xe2\x80\x99t we have fun?\xe2\x80\x9d asked \nSnapp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cIt\xe2\x80\x99s worth all the work we did to \nearn it,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snurr. \n\nSuddenly the boys heard a sound. \n\xe2\x80\x9cWhat was that?\xe2\x80\x9d asked Snurr. \n\nThe three boys turned. Near the \nwindow stood a very little boy. He was \ncrying. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cWhat\xe2\x80\x99s the matter, little boy?\xe2\x80\x9d \nasked Snipp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cI want that sled so very much,\xe2\x80\x9d he \nsobbed. \xe2\x80\x9cI\xe2\x80\x99ve never had a sled.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cWon\xe2\x80\x99t your father buy you a \nsled?\xe2\x80\x9d asked Snapp. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cI have no father,\xe2\x80\x9d answered the \nvery little boy, \xe2\x80\x9cand my mother has \nno money.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nSnipp turned to Snapp and Snurr. \n\xe2\x80\x9cWhat about giving him our yellow \nsled?\xe2\x80\x9d he asked. \n\n\n\nNear the window stood a very little boy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nH E\xe2\x80\x99S too little to earn a sled. I \nknow Mother would help us earn \nanother!\xe2\x80\x9d said Snapp. \n\nMother came out of the shop. She \ncarried the sled, the bright yellow \nsled, in her arms. \xe2\x80\x9cHere is your sled, \nSnipp, Snapp, and Snurr,\xe2\x80\x9d said she. \n\nThe boys looked at each other. \nThen Snipp said, \xe2\x80\x9cMother, we are \nbig boys.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cYes,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snapp, \xe2\x80\x9cwe are big \nboys, and we have learned to work.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cMother,\xe2\x80\x9d said Snurr, \xe2\x80\x9cmay we \nwork to earn another sled? We should \nlike to give ours to this little boy.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nWhen Mother understood, she went \nwith them to the top of a snowy hill. \n\nSnipp, Snapp, and Snurr helped \nthe very little boy get on the sled. Then \nSnapp gave him a push\xe2\x80\x94and away \ndown the snowy hill he went on the \nbright yellow sled. \n\n\n\nAway down the snowy hill he went \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\\A/HAT fun they had on the hill- \nW s jde. \xe2\x80\x98\xe2\x80\x98Thank you! Oh, thank \nyou,\xe2\x80\x9d said the very little boy after every \nride. \xe2\x80\x9cMy brothers and sisters thank \nyou, too. We will have such good \ntimes. This bright yellow sled is the \nmost wonderful thing we\xe2\x80\x99ve ever had.\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nAt last the three boys and Mother \nwent home. Snipp began to scrub \nthe porch. Snapp put on the teakettle \nand set the table. Snurr found the \nduster and dust cloth. \n\nEach boy went to work to earn a \nsecond bright yellow sled. \n\nFor the next two weeks, when the \nthree little boys were doing all the \nthings that Mother asked, one would \nsay to the other, \xe2\x80\x9cDo you remember \nhow happy the very little boy looked \non his bright yellow sled?\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nAnd Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr were \nhappy, too. \n\n\n\n\\ K f ( \n\n\n\ni \n\nf y f 1 \n\n\n\ni !H| \n\n\\ a \n\n\n\n\n\\ \\ V is \n\n\n\n4f \n\n\n\n\\1 \n\n\\n \n\ngftl ; f \n\nY / i \nP /\xc2\xbb / \n\n\n\n\n/ \n\nJ .:V >\xe2\x96\xa0' | \n\niiwimwiiiMii .. \n\n^ v\\ \n\n\\ V. / i . \n\n/ >-\xe2\x96\xa0 / i \n\nr ^r L \n\nT 1 \n\n\n\n\\ i \n\n\nB m V \n\nV ^ 1 \n\n\\\\ \\ \n\n1 if/ \\ 11 J \n\nv hf/ VJ \n\n\n!V | \n\nIfW-n) \n\n\nj ,/ \\^V) l \n\nF xr & T) \n\n(f <r % W) \n\n\xe2\x96\xa0 3c \n\nn ^ ft \n\nH ^ b\xc2\xbbS \n\n\nEach boy went to work \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLIBRARY OF CONGRESS \n\n\n\n00024t>03?3fi \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"