Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (4 page)

Sergeant Murphy, we are very proud of you! Bananas must be punished. Someday he has to learn that it is naughty to steal things.

Pa Pig bought a new car for Ma Pig. She will certainly be surprised when she sees her new car, won’t she?

On the way home, Pa stopped at a drugstore.

When he came out, he got into a jeep by mistake. (You should be wearing your glasses, Pa Pig!) Harry and Sally thought that Pa had swapped cars with a soldier.

Then Pa went to the market. When he came out, he got into a police car.

“You made a good swap, Daddy,” said Harry. But Pa wasn’t listening … and he didn’t seem to be thinking very well either. Don’t you agree?

Next Pa drove to a fruit stand to buy some apples.

When he left he took Farmer Fox’s tractor. My, but Pa is absent-minded, isn’t he?

“Ma will certainly like her new tractor,” said Sally to Harry.

They stopped to watch a fire.

When the fire was out they left—in the fire engine! How can
anyone
make so many mistakes?

Then they stopped to watch some workers who were digging a big hole in the ground. No! Pa did
NOT
get into that dump truck.

But by mistake, he got into …

 … Roger Rhino’s power shovel!

Ma Pig was certainly surprised to see her new
CAR
! But Pa! Do you know how to stop it?

Yes, he did!

Oh, oh! Here comes Roger now. He has found Ma Pig’s new car and is bringing it to her. It looks as though he is very angry with that someone who took his power shovel.

ROGER! PLEASE BE CAREFUL
! You are squeezing Ma’s little car just a little bit too tightly.

Well, let’s all hope that Pa Pig will never again make
that
many mistakes in one day!