Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (6 page)

Mr. Raccoon opened his eyes. “Wake up, Mamma,” he said. “It looks like a good day.”

He turned on the water. The faucet broke off.

“I’d better call Mr. Fixit,” he said.

He sat down to breakfast. He burned his toast. Mamma burned the bacon.

Mamma asked him to bring home food for supper. As he was leaving, the door fell off its hinges.

Driving down the road, Mr. Raccoon had a flat tire.

While he was fixing it, his pants ripped.

He started again. His car motor exploded and wouldn’t go any farther.

He decided to walk. The wind blew his hat away. Bye-bye, hat!

“I must try to be more careful,” thought Mr. Raccoon. “This is turning into a bad day.”

His friend Warty Wart Hog came up behind him and patted him on the back. Warty! Don’t pat so hard!

“Let’s go to a restaurant for lunch,” said Warty.

Warty ate and ate and ate. Have you ever seen such bad manners? Take off your hat, Warty!

Warty left without paying for his food. Mr. Raccoon had to pay for it. Just look at all the plates that Warty used!

Mr. Raccoon wondered, “What other bad things can happen to me today?”