WA L T 1)1s � I:: Y ' s C 1. A ,; :; 1 <.; S T O R Y B O O K
"I,...._. I know, my
dear," said Uncle
Albert, wiping a merry
� eye. "But the moment
I start-hee hee-it's all
ap with me." To the
children he whispered, "It's laughing that does it,
you know. ,,
Jane and Michael ,.vere trying hard to be polite.
But they couldn't help it; soon they began to chuckle.
By this time Bert was rolling about, shaking vvith
I I2
M A R Y P O P P l 1' S
laughter. As the,y watched, he rose into the air and soon
was bobbing about beside Uncle Albert.
Michael's chuckle grevv
to a laugh. So did
Jane's. Soon they
were simply filled
with laughter. Their
feet left the floor
and up they floated u__· 44
till their heads
bumped the ceiling!
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\V A L T [) I S N I•; Y . S C I. I\ S S I C S T O I{ Y B O O K
"I must say you're a sight, the lot of you," said
Mary Poppins disapprovingly, her arms folded.
"Speaking of sight," said Bert, "it reminds me of
my brother. He's
got a nice cushy
e;:s: job in a watch
f.actory. ''
"In a watch
factory?" said
Uncle Albert.
"What does he do?"
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