HENRY AND MUDGE AND MRS. HOOPER'S HOUSE

HENRY AND MUDGE AND MRS. HOOPER'S HOUSE

A Sweetheart Dance

Valentine's Day was coming.

Henry and his big dog Mudge loved Valentine's Day because of the candy.

They liked the little candy hearts that said "You're swell" and "Oh, dear" and things like that.

Henry read the words and Mudge licked them off. They were a good team.

On this Valentine's Day Henry's father and Henry's mother were going to a Sweetheart Dance.

Henry and Mudge would be staying with Mrs. Hopper.

Mrs. Hopper lived across the street in a big stone house with droopy tree, and dark windows, and a gargoyle on the door.

Henry liked Mrs. Hopper. But he did not like her house.

"Are you sure Mudge and I can't come to the Sweetheart Dance?" Henry asked his father.

"Only if you both promise to wear a tuxedo and shiny black shoes and waltz to ‘The Blue Danube,'" said Henry's father.

Henry looked at Mudge and tried to imagine him in a tuxedo and shiny black shoes, waltzing to "The Blue Danube."

"I think we'd better go to Mrs. Hopper's," Henry said.

"Good idea," said Henry's father.

"Because Mudge only knows how to tap-dance," Henry said with a grin.

Mrs. Hopper

On Valentine's night Henry's parents got all dressed up.

Henry looked at them. "Wow!" he said.

"I bet you didn't know I was this handsome," said Henry's dad.

"I did," said Henry's mother, giving him a kiss.

"Ugh, too much mushy stuff," Henry said to Mudge.

"Let's get to Mrs. Hopper's house quick!"

At Mrs. Hopper's house Mudge licked the gargoyle on the front door.

Henry giggled. "He didn't scare you Mudge," Henry said.

When Mrs. Hopper opened the door, she had a violin in her hand.

She smiled at Henry. She petted Mudge.

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