Dr. Herbert Benjamin
“Wake up, Momma,“ said Poppa Pickle. “Henry’s
back!” And they came out of the pickle jar.
“How was it?” asked Poppa Pickle
“Fine,” said Henry.
“My,” said Momma Pickle, “how you’ve changed,
Henry! Why, overnight, you’ve turned into the image of
your Poppa!”
“I thought you’d say that,” said Henry, smiling up
at Momma Pickle. “I
thought
you’d say that!”
“We’ve been worrying,” said Poppa Pickle. “You
didn’t wait for the other half of my advice. How did you
get along
without
it?
“What was the other half?” asked Henry.
“Why it was the two most important points of .”
all
said Poppa Pickle, “Plans and
Purpose!
You can’t take a
trip without making Plans first! And every trip has to
have a
Purpose!
How did you ever get along without
them?”
“I don’t know,” said Henry. “I just sort of traveled
without them. I didn’t miss them, somehow.”
“That’s fumy,” said Poppa Pickle. “Maybe things
are different nowadays. In my day you couldn’t go
anywhere
without Plans and Purpose.”
“The main thing is he’s back safe,” said Momma
Pickle. What a relief!” And she came over and kissed
Henry on the head. Let’s all go back to sleep now.”
“Just one last thing,” and she looked over her
shoulder at Henry. “Have you had enough of traveling?”
she asked.
“Yes,” said Henry. “It’s nice to be home.”
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