“Well, ask him,” he said. “Tell him I’d like to have him go.”
“I’ll ask him,” I said, “but you know how Papa is. The farm comes first with him.”
“I know,” Grandpa said, “but you ask him anyway, and tell him what I said. Now it’s getting late and you had better be heading for home.”
I was almost to the door when Grandpa said, “Wait a minute.”
He walked over behind the candy counter and shook out one of the quarter sacks.
He filled it up to the brim, bounced it on the counter a few times, and dropped in a few more gumdrops.
With a twinkle in his eye, and a smile on his face, he handed it to me saying, “Save some for your sisters.”
I was so choked up I couldn’t say anything. I took it and flew out the door, calling to my dogs.
On my way home I didn’t walk on the ground. I was way up in the clouds just skipping along.
With a song, I told the sycamore trees and the popeyed gray squirrels how happy I was.
Little Ann sensed my happiness. She pranced along on the trail.
With a doggish grin on her face, she begged for a piece of candy, which I so gladly gave.
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