LITTLE JOE'S SHOPPING
TRIP as told by 4 1/2 year old Little Joe Cartwright
By: Lynne G.
I's been wookin' fowad ta dis day, cuz me and mama is goin' ta town ta sop.
I's so cited dats its so hod ta eat my beckfast. Afta mama washed my face, we was weady ta go. I hope mama weds me get some candy. I fink we's gonna hab wunch in town too.
We's tolded Papa bye bye, and he heped mama and me get inta da wagon, and den we wefted ta town. My mama smells so good. I wuv my mama.
We's finwee gets ta town, and we's go ta da stow and mama handed Mr. Cass a wist of fings we's needs ta take back home.
Den we's goes ta a dwess sop so mama can tiwi on a dwess. A bery nice wady saided " Hi " ta us. Den she
pinched my checks. I's dunt no if'n I's wike habin' my checks pinched er not.
Mama wented in a widdle woom and shuted da dooe. I fink she was tiwin' on a dwess, so da wady was talkin' ta me.
Ya knowed what the wady cawed me ? She dun cawed me widdle Joe Joe. I's just Joe, not widdle Joe Joe, but I's dun say nuffin' bout dat.
Den mama comed out in a new dwess. She was so purdy. Da wady kept sayin' dat my mama was purdy too, and dat, dat new pink dwess wooked good on mama. Mama was smilin' awot too.
Den mama wented hind dat dooe again, and when she comed back out, she had on da gween dwess she haded on befo.. Mama paided da wady, and da wady wapped up da new dwess fo mama. Den we's saided bye bye ta her, and we's wented ta get some wunch.
I's was a good boy and I ated all my wunch. Dat maded mama weal happy. Mama tolded me dat she was bery poud of me.
Afta wunch we's wented back ta da stow. Mama saided we's could get some candy fer me, Hoss and Adam too. Mr Cass tolded mama dat some new toy soldiers had comed in, so mama wented ta wook at em. Den she comed back ta me and she smiled at, and I's smiled back at mama too.
I stoted ta yawn cuz I's was gettin sweepy.
Mr Cass hepded woaded up da wagon. I's heped too. I's wuv ta hep do fings, cuz I's a big boy now. Den Mr. Cass hepded mama and me inta da wagon, but befo we's wefted ta go home, Mr Cass wented back inta his stow, and he's comed back wiv a package fer me. He saided dat when he sawded what was in dat package, he wanted me to hab it. I tolded him "fank you bery much". Den we's wented home.
I kepted wonderin' what was in my package from Mr. Cass, but mama saided I had ta wait till we's gotted home.
I fink I fawded ta sweep on da way home, cuz I woked up in my bed.
I gots up and wanned down the stairs, where mama was sowing sompfing. She smiled at me and she gibed me a big hug and kiss. Den mama handed me dat package fum Mr. Cass, and tolded me I could open it. I's was so cited. Ya know what was in dat package? Some toy horsey's!! I wuv horsey's. Mama wiked da horsey's too, and she saided dat was so nice of Mr. Cass to gib me toy horsey's.
Mama tolded me dat I 's was such a good boy in town, dat she boughted me a tweet. She handed me a nuber package. I gibed her a big hug and kiss and saided "fank you" ta her. Mama boughted me moe toy soldiers. I wuv ta pway wiv soldiers.
I asked mama if'n I's could wite a fank you note ta Mr. Cass ta fank him fer my new horsey's. Mama saided dat, dat was a bery nice fing ta do.
Mama gibed me some paper and a penso, so I's could wite da note.
Den Hop Sing gibed me some hot chocowat and some cookies. Mama got coffee wiv her cookies. Den Hoss comed home fum schoow, and he he had some hot chocowat and cookies too.
Jest befo dinna Papa and Adam comed home. Papa picked me up and he gibed me a hug and kiss, and so did Adam. I showed dem my new horsey's and soldiers. I tolded Papa dat I's woted a fank you note ta Mr. Cass, and Papa saided dat was so nice of me ta do dat. He tolded me dat he was bery poud of me. Den he tolded me dat he would gib da note ta Mr. Cass tamawo.
I's ated all my dinna dat night. Hoss and I's pwayed a widdle, den I's hab ta go ta bed. Mama and Papa tucked me in bed. I was hodin' Bo,and I's putted my fum in my mouff den I's wented ta sweep. What a fun day wiv my mama.
THE END