Richard Scarry - Richard Scarrys Bedtime Stories

A 1989 Pictureback edition. Copyright 1972, 1978 by Richard Scarry. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published in different form in Richard Scarrys Funniest Storybook Ever in 1972 and in Richard Scarrys Bedtime Stories in 1978. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Scarry, Richard.

Richard Scarrys Bedtime stories. (A Random House pictureback) SUMMARY: A collection of five stories featuring familiar characters such as Lowly Worm and Uncle Willy. 1. Childrens stories, American. [1. Title. II. II.

Title: Bedtime stories. PZ7.S327Bam 1986 [E] 86-484 eISBN: 978-0-307-97476-1 v3.1

Not a soul dared to go sailing. Do you know why? There was a wicked band of pirates about, and they would steal anything they could get their hands on! But Uncle Willy wasnt afraid. They wont bother me, he said. He dropped his anchor near a deserted island. Aunty Pastry had baked him a pie for his lunch.

I think I will have a little nap before I eat my pie, said Uncle Willy to himself. Uncle Willy went to sleep. B-z-z-z-z-z. What is THAT I see climbing on board? A PIRATE! And another! And another? PIRATES, UNCLE WILLY! Uncle Willy couldnt do a thing. There were just too many pirates. First, they put Uncle Willy on the deserted island.

Then they started to eat his pie. M-m-m! DEE-licious! they all said. Uncle Willy was furious. He didnt care so much about the pie. But he needed his boat to get home again. Then he had an idea.

He gathered some branches, some sea shells, and some long beach grass. He wove the beach grass into a kind of cloth. He tied some sea shells onto the branches and made a ferocious-looking mouth. He tied the grass cloth onto the mouth, then attached some sea-shell eyes. By the time he tied on a spiky palm leaf, he had made a ferocious MONSTER! Uncle Willy got inside. He was now Uncle Willy, THE FEROCIOUS MONSTER.

Look out, you pirates! The Ferocious Monster swam out to the boat. The pirates were terrified. They all ran into the cabin. The Ferocious Monster closed the door behind themand locked it. The Monster had captured the wicked pirates! Then he sailed back home. Aunty Pastry was on the dock.

There is a horrible Monster coming! she cried. He is even worse than the pirates! Uncle Willy took off his monster suit. Everyone said, Thank goodness it was only you! Sergeant Murphy took the pirates away to be punished. Well Uncle Willy had made the seas safe to sail on again. Hurray for Uncle WillyTHE FEROCIOUS MONSTER!!!

Sergeant Murphy was busy putting parking tickets on cars when, suddenly, who should come running out of the market but Bananas Gorilla. Murphy! LOOK! He is stealing your motorcycle, too! Sergeant Murphy was furious. Murphy! LOOK! He is stealing your motorcycle, too! Sergeant Murphy was furious.

Huckle and Lowly Worm had been watching. Huckle said, You may borrow my tricycle to chase after him if you want to. Away they went chasing after that naughty thief.