Arthur's Honey Bear
Arthur's Honey Bear Arthur's Honey Bear It was spring-cleaning day. Violet was cleaning out her toy chest. She made two piles of toys. One to keep, and one to put away. Arthur was sticking stamps into his stamp album. "I am going to clean out my toy chest too," said Arthur. "And I am going to have a Tag Sale." "What is a Tag Sale?" asked Violet. "A Tag Sale is when you sell your old junk," said Arthur. "I don't have any old junk," said Violet. "I want to keep all of my toys."
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Arthur's Honey Bear
Arthur's Honey Bear
It was spring-cleaning day. Violet was cleaning out her toy chest.
She made two piles of toys.
One to keep, and one to put away.
Arthur was sticking stamps into his stamp album.
"I am going to clean out my toy chest too," said Arthur."And I am going to have a Tag Sale."
"What is a Tag Sale?" asked Violet.
"A Tag Sale is when you sell your old junk," said Arthur.
"I don't have any old junk," said Violet."I want to keep all of my toys."
"When I was little," said Arthur, "I wanted to keep all of my toys too.
But now I want to sell some of them."
Arthur began to clean out his toy chest.
He took a pile of toys to the back steps.
Arthur took his Hula-Hoop, his Yo-Yo, a pile of finger paintings, and his china horse.
He took his Noah's Ark, his baby King Kong,his sand-box set, his Old Maid cards, and his rocks and marbles.
Then he took out his Honey Bear.
"Father gave me Honey Bear when I had the chicken pox," said Arthur."Honey Bear always tasted my medicine for me when I was sick."
Arthur moved Honey Bear behind baby King Kong.
"Now I will make the price tags," said Arthur. "Let me help," said Violet.
"You can cut the paper for the tags," said Arthur, "and I will write the prices."
Arthur made a big sign. It said: Buy Buy BuyThinks for sale rocks marbles pictures 3 and 4 cents toys 11 and 12 cents follow the signs.
Then Arthur marked the prices on the tags.
He put tags on all the toys and pictures and rocks and marbles.
"You didn't put a tag on Honey Bear," said Violet.
"He is in very good shape," said Arthur."He has only one eye missing".
Maybe I should sell him for a lot of money."Maybe I should sell him for thirty-one cents," said Arthur.
"His ear is raggedy," said Violet.
"Well," said Arthur, "I have not made up my mind yet."
He moved Honey Bear all the way behind baby King Kong.
"Now," said Arthur, "we have to make arrows.
Then everyone will know where the sale is."
Violet cut arrow shapes out of paper.
Arthur wrote "Tag Sale" on them.
Arthur and Violet hung the arrows on trees.
"Now we will wait for someone to come and buy," said Arthur.
They waited and waited. They had some cupcakes and milk.
Violet had a chocolate cupcake with white frosting, and Arthur had one with pink frosting.
Then Norman rode up on his bike.
"How much are the cupcakes?" he asked. "I have three cents."
"The cupcakes are not for sale," said Arthur."But the rocks are three cents. So are some of the pictures."
Norman looked at all of the rocks.
"I don't see any I want," he said.
Then he tried the Yo-Yo. "It doesn't snap up," he said.
"Who wants to pay eleven cents for a Yo-Yo that doesn't yo-yo?"
He picked up the Old Maid cards. "Only babies play Old Maid," said Norman.
"I play Old Maid," said Violet, "and I am not a baby anymore."
"This is not a good sale," said Norman."My old toys are better." He got on his bike and rode away.
"Here comes Wilma," said Violet.
"Maybe she will buy something."
"Tomorrow is my sister's birthday," said Wilma."Do you have anything good?"
"Well," said Arthur, "here is a very nice Hula-Hoop."
"It's bent," said Wilma. "And my sister has a Hula-Hoop."
"Here is a china horse," said Arthur.
"How much is the bear?" asked Wilma.
"What bear?" asked Arthur.
"The bear behind baby King Kong," said Wilma."He doesn't have a price tag."
"Oh," said Arthur quickly, "he costs a lot."
"Well, how much?" asked Wilma.
"Your sister won't like him," said Arthur."She is too old for stuffed toys."
"No she isn't," said Wilma. "She takes her stuffed pig to bed with her."
