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An Easter Thief (1950)

It looked very much like an eggless Easier for the Teenie Ween with the Boomer, a crotchety and noisy old hen who asked a t

egg. But Tilly Titter, the English sparrow, promised the little foShe promptly laid one egg on Friday and the Teenie Weenie mthe shoe house.

“I’ll ‘ave the other egg for you in the morning,” Tilly told them.

The Cook and the Lady of Fashion decided that the two sp

enough egg to Feed Skippy, the chipmunk, Nick, the red squRespectable Mouse. So they decided to invite Tilly as the only g

“Of course, we can’t ask Tilly to eat her own eggs,” said the Lvery fond of boiled rice and we can give her a couple of dried g

They decided to use one of the eggs in making a cake and somdinner. The other egg was to be hard-boiled and served to delicate, thin slices.

Early Saturday morning when the Cook and the Lady off h f l f h ll ’ h



“OH DEAR ME!” wailed the Lady of Fashion. “We won’t haveEaster dinner. We’ve already used the first egg for cooking.”

“Shucks! Never mind,” put in the Cook. “We’ll put a couple

and we’ll have ham for EasterIf takes a long time to boil two hams. But the dinner was dWeenie appetites were even better than usual. So the little party was a great success without the usual boiled Easter egg.

Tilly feasted on two of the dried grasshoppers the Teenie We

an egg from the Boomer, and the Teenie Weenie Chinaman brice from his home in the teapot.

“Tom,” said Tilly,” is a big tease.”



Eggs For Easter (1951)

Thirty-five grains of corn, 12 grains of wheat, eight dried gras worms not less than six Teenie Weenie feet long (the wo

season)—that was the price asked by the Boomer, the old hen for the Teenie Weenies. If was a big price, but the Teenie Wbecause they wanted to boil the egg and invite their animal Easter feast.

Skippy, the chipmunk, had come out of his Winter sleep, so t

him to the Teenie Weenie cart and brought the egg to the Teempty can was set up on some big nails driven into the groun with water. After a fire was built under the can, the egg was and dropped into the water to cook.

The men were hoisting the boiled egg out of the can when

sparrow, flew into the village with some news that complWeenies’ plan for Easter. Tilly reported that a little girl livin Teenie Weenie village was crying because she didn’t have a col

“Her mother is sick and can’t color eggs for her,” Tilly said. “It’



behind the cart on a piece of board, but he made so much duPoliceman made him stop.

The Teenie Weenies left the egg on the doorstep of the house w

Tilly, who perched on a tree near by to watch, reported to the Tchild found the egg and that it made her very happy.

Tilly asked a sparrow friend of hers who was in a laying moodfor the Teenie Weenies’ Easter. Of course, two sparrow eggs give each Teenie Weenie a portion. So the invitations for a p

But the little people cooked the sparrow eggs and everyone including the Dunce.



Easter Party (1952)

Most of the Teenie Weenies wanted to boil a whole hen’s egparty for their animal and bird friends. The General thought

trouble and work but the rest of the little folks thought it trouble at all so he finally consented. Several of the Teenie Wegg.

They visited Grandma Pettigob’s old hen but they had a understand what they wanted. The Chinaman did the talking

little people understands bird and animal talk. The ChiPlymouth Rock, but Grandma’s hen is a Rhode Island Reddifficult for the Chinaman—and besides, the hen lisped.

After a tremendous lot of talk and gesturing, the hen finally wanted and promised to have an egg for the Teenie Weenies n

men went after the egg next day the hen hadn’t laid it and thearound for nearly two hours for delivery. It was a large and it tand grunting for the men to load it onto the Teenie Weenie car

Some of the men had rolled up an empty tomato can and p



The egg was painted many colors and put in place where if w

and served to the Teenie Weenies and their guests. Invitation Titter, Nick the red squirrel, Skippy and the Respectable micebut that rascally mouse tried to crash the party. It caused c

until he was thrown out.

Otherwise the party was a grand success, but there were a nu

who agreed that if took entirely too much work to cook and ser



Egg Joke (1953)

The Teenie Weenies usually get their Easter egg from the BoPettigob’s old hens. The Boomer is a surly old chicken and the

lot of talking to get an egg at a fair price, because the henbusiness deal.

When the Teenie Weenies went after this year’s egg they fpleasant. She asked after the health of the Lady of Fashion aonly ten grains of corn, which was the lowest price the little fo

she told the Chinaman, who understands chicken talk and eRock language, that she would lift the egg out of the nest if thtie a cloth around it so she could pick it up in her beak.

The Teenie Weenies loaded the egg into the Teenie Weenie cchipmunk who generally pulls it hadn’t come out of his

hitched themselves to the cart. It was a long hard pull to thefor there were several steep hills to get over. On the way hothinking the matter over and he became suspicious aboutagreeable and charging so little for the egg.



An Easter Egg (1954)

Grandma Pettigob’s old hen lays the best eggs in the neighWeenie village, and the Teenie Weenies always try to buy on

Easter party. However, that isn’t always a pleasant task becalittle folks have named the hen, has a sharp tongue and she oalmost nothing. The day the Teenie Weenie Cook went to her tthe Boomer was in one of her nasty tempers. She made suchthe Teenie Weenie so far forgot his good manners as to call her

“Looks as though we won’t have an egg for our party,” the fight with the Boomer. “She was very mean to me and I toldher.”

‘What all time you say to her?” asked the Chinaman.

“I offered her five dried grasshoppers for an egg,” answered t

we were trying to rob her. Besides that, she called us stingy. I mannered chicken and it would serve her right if she lost all h

“That velly, velly bads,” said the Chinaman, shaking his talways be polites to womens When womens get mads they



“Madams,” said the Chinaman, taking off his hat and making well you look. You all time seems to grow youngers and youngpleasures.”

The Boomer looked pleased.“No Easters would be happy without one of your beautiful egin his best Plymouth Rock accent.

“Bless my soul!” exclaimed the hen pleasantly. “You shall havan hour and I’ll have a nice fresh egg for you and if won’t co

either.”

The Chinaman made a polite bow and joined the other Teenie watching.

“See,’ said the Chinaman, ‘politeness is all time bestes ... espe



That Easter Egg (1955)

The Teenie Weenies like to celebrate Easter with an egg dineggs are cheap and easy to get, they boil one whole. But whe

they use only a part of an egg for Easter, then they dry the refuture use. In this way one chicken egg lasts the little folks fois fortunate because hens won’t always lay eggs when they a

the General can buy an egg at a fair price, getting it into the carrying it to the Teenie Weenie village without an accidenHowever, most of the little men are willing to do all the work

for Easter.

The Teenie Weenies usually get their Easter egg from Grand who is called the Boomer. But this year when the Boomer wasthe Teenie Weenies, she flatly refused. Unfortunately, the littlthe egg arrived when she happened to be in a bad temper over

of discarded bubble gum. It stuck to her beak and the Boomless eat, until she got rid of it.

The Cowboy managed to get the promise of an egg from a duckcreek But getting the egg would require a long trip to a p



little chaps finally got it safely in place. Then the Sailor carri

raft to the other shore. Next he ferried several of the Teenie creek. They pulled on the line and brought the raft and the pthe water.

The egg was loaded info the Teenie Weenie cart and Skippy, up to the Teenie Weenie village. The men spent a whole day

village but they felt well paid for their labor when the Teeniedelicious scrambled egg for their Easter dinner.



Eggless Easter (1956)

The Boomer, Grandma Pettigob’s Plymouth Rock hen, is groucsuch a pout when the Teenie Weenies tried to buy an egg f

party, she absolutely refused to lay one for them. Of coursegreatly disappointed about not having an egg for Easter, but General he would see that the Teenie Weenies had a festive dfrog ham and a hickory nut baking dish full of wild rice and fmeat. Then for dessert he served blueberry tarts. Everybodyhen and enjoyed the feast.

The Teenie Weenies had hardly finished their dinner when Tisparrow, pecked on the kitchen door. The little people swarmeto hear what she had to say, and the Chinaman soon translate

“She say Eddy Waffses’ father is making eggses nestses und

Waffeses’ houseses.”“Oh!” exclaimed the Lady of Fashion. “He’s hiding eggs for anbe fun to take a peep at one of the nests.”

All of the little folks approved of this suggestion so they quic



“You fellows get down!” the Policeman shouted to the Dunce want to fall into that nest and get hurt?”

While the Teenie Weenies were looking at the eggs, they saw s

of the Waffs’ house. Instantly, the little people vanished scampered across the big lane and dived info the tiny trail Teenie Weenie village. As they ran, the Teenie Weenies coscreams of pleasure every time they discovered more Easterbaskets.

“Well, even though we don’t have an egg for Easter, we saw seof Fashion, as she took off her tiny coat and hung it on a Teen“and that’s some satisfaction.”



What An Easter (1958)

The Teenie Weenies had bought an egg and told Tilly Titter theneighborhood birds to come in and help them celebrate Easter. Theegg, but when several of the little men we trying to force it thru a

teapot the egg shell cracked and spilled all over the floor. They manthimbles full of the egg and, altho there wouldn’t be much to goahead with the party, for they expected only three or four birds to co

The season had been warm and pleasant for some days and manythe south. The word got around, probably from Tom the bluejay, that the Teenie Weenies were giving an Easter party. The little folkbreakfast when birds began to fly into the village. There were wrensa goldfinch, and a nuthatch. Some of the birds landed on the shoethe building to its foundation. Vases tumbled off the shelves, book

Teenie Weenie bookcases, and a catsup bottle top was bounced off t

The Teenie Weenies came running from all directions, screaming fo

the roof. Finally they got the roof cleared and then Tom the big blueja fight. They bumped against the porch, knocking off the downWeenie Policeman screamed at the birds until they quieted down.

Because the egg couldn’t be boiled, the Cook decided the best wal h i ki l hi h i d

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