"The Lamb On Wheels" - Part3 - A Classic Story For Children

We have a lovely cheerful story here. The Lamb On Wheels is settling down in her new home with her owner the little girl Mirabell, and her brother Arnold. And the fluffy toy's adventure begins! This series of stories is about the adventures of a toy Lamb on Wheels. Here is Chapter 3.

Transcript

Hi,

This is Stefania and this is part 3 of The Lamb on Wheels.

In our last episode,

Mirabelle had been gifted a pretty soft stuffed lamb on wheels by her Uncle Tim.

And the lamb had been so worried she didn't know where she was going to end up after they left the shop.

But she and Mirabelle are getting along just fine.

And now the lamb's adventures begin.

Mirabelle stroked the soft wool of her new toy lamb.

She wheeled it across the floor again and her Uncle Tim watched her.

Then,

All of a sudden,

The door of the playroom was opened with such a bang,

It struck the lamb and sent her spinning across the floor upside down into a corner.

Oh,

Arnold!

Cried Mirabelle to her brother who had come in so quickly.

Look what you did!

You've broken my lamb on wheels!

Oh!

I didn't mean to do that,

Said Arnold,

Who was sorry enough for the accident.

I didn't know you were in here,

He went on.

I came to get my toy fire engine.

I'm going to play with Dick and his express wagon.

Where'd you get your lamb on wheels,

Mirabelle?

Uncle Tim brought her to me,

Answered the little girl.

Mirabelle carefully looked at her lamb and she was very glad to find out that no damage had been done.

It was fine.

I guess she is so soft and wooly that she didn't get hurt much,

Mirabelle said,

Turning the lamb over and over.

She's so fat and soft.

Like a rubber ball,

She added.

I'm glad of that,

Said Arnold.

Next time I come into a room,

I'll look near the door to see that there isn't a lamb behind it.

That's the boy,

Exclaimed Uncle Tim,

And here is something I brought for you,

Arnold.

I didn't buy it in a toy store.

It's a little wooden puzzle I whittled with my knife out of a bit of wood when I was on the ship.

Arnold looked at what Uncle Tim gave him.

It was a puzzle made of some wooden rings on a stick and the trick was to get the rings off the stick.

Arnold tried and tried but could not do it until his uncle showed him how the trick was done.

Then it was easy.

Oh,

Thank you,

Cried the boy when he had learned how to do the trick himself.

I'm going over and show my friend Dett this puzzle.

I don't believe he can do it.

Want to come,

Mirabelle,

And show Dorothy your lamb on wheels?

No,

Thank you,

Not now,

Arnold's sister answered.

I'm going to get a comb and brush and make my lamb's wool all nice and fluffy.

She got all must when you banged her into the corner.

I'm sorry,

Said Arnold again.

Do you want me to brush her off for you?

I guess not,

Laughed Mirabelle.

All right,

Then I'll take this puzzle and show it to Dick and Dorothy,

Decided Arnold.

Who are Dick and Dorothy?

Asked Uncle Tim.

The little boy and girl who live next door,

Mirabelle explained.

Dorothy has a sawdust doll and Dick has a white walking horse.

They came from the same store where you got my lamb on wheels.

Yes,

Is that so,

Cried the jolly sailor.

Well,

You'll have to take your lamb over next door and let her meet her toy friends again.

I'm going to,

Dorothy said.

Oh,

Uncle Tim,

Don't you believe dolls and lambs and things like that really know one another when they meet?

I shouldn't be a bit surprised if they did,

Answered the sailor.

You take your lamb over and see if she remembers the sawdust doll and the rocking horse.

I will,

Promised Mirabelle.

And when the lamb heard this,

Though just then she dared not move by herself or speak,

She felt very happy.

For as I have told you,

Though she dared not move when human eyes were looking at her,

There was nothing to stop her from hearing what was said.

The lamb had ears,

And what good would they be if she could not hear through them?

Oh,

I am so glad I'm going to see the sawdust doll and the rocking horse again,

Thought the lamb.

I hope I get a chance to talk to them when no one is looking.

I want to tell them about their friends that are still in the toy store.

Arnold came back from Dick's house with the toy fire engine and the wooden puzzle the sailor had made for him.

Oh,

Mirabelle,

I know how we can have a lot of fun,

Cried Arnold.

How?

Asked the little girl.

With your new lamb,

Went on her brother.

Come on,

I'll show you.

We must go down to the kitchen.

It's a new trick.

Dick told me about it.

He did it with an old roller skate.

What trick is it?

Asked Mirabelle.

I hope it won't hurt my lamb.

No,

It'll be a lot of fun,

Said Arnold.

I told Dick and Dorothy about your lamb,

And they want to see her.

I guess the sawdust doll and the rocking horse want to see her too.

I'll go over tomorrow,

Promised Mirabelle.

Now show me the funny trick,

Arnold.

The two children went down to the kitchen.

There was no one in it just then.

First,

We've got to get the long ironing board,

Said Arnold.

What are we going to do with that?

Mirabelle asked.

Make a sliding downhill thing for your lamb,

Answered her brother.

Why?

How can you do that?

Asked Mirabelle.

There isn't any snow now,

Though there was some for Christmas.

How can you make a sliding downhill thing without snow?

I'll show you,

Arnold said.

Wait till I get the ironing board.

It was kept in the cupboard,

And Arnold went there to get it.

But the board was so long and heavy that his sister had to help him.

You'll put one end on a chair and the other end down on the floor,

Said Arnold.

That will make a sliding downhill place.

Yes,

Replied Mirabelle when she saw her brother do this.

But it isn't slippery enough for anybody to slide down.

You must have snow for a hill.

Not this kind,

Arnold answered with a laugh.

You see,

Your lamb has the wheels on her,

And she can roll right down the ironing board hill just like Dick made an old roller-skate roll down.

Look,

Mirabelle.

Arnold took the lamb from his sister's arms and set the toy on the high end of the slanting ironing board hill.

And when the lamb looked down and saw how steep it was and how long,

She said to herself,

Oh,

I'm afraid something dreadful will happen to me.

I never coasted downhill before,

Though I have heard some of the sleds and toboggans in the toy department speak of it.

Oh,

He's letting go of me,

She cried to herself as she felt Arnold taking off his hands by which he had been holding her at the top of the ironing board.

Oh,

He's going to let me go.

And let go of the lamb Arnold did.

Watch your coast,

Mirabelle,

He said to his sister.

Slowly at first,

The lamb on wheels began to roll down the long,

Smooth sloping board.

Then she began to go faster and faster.

At the bottom,

She could see the shiny cloth on the kitchen floor.

At the end of the ironing board,

The kitchen floor stretched out a long way.

Oh,

I feel so queer,

Bled the lamb as faster and faster she slid down the ironing board hill.

Oh,

What a strange adventure.

Look,

Mirabelle,

Cried Arnold,

Pointing to the lamb as she went down the sliding board.

Didn't I tell you she could coast without any snow?

Yes,

You did.

And she's really doing it,

Laughed the little girl,

Clapping her hands.

Oh,

Isn't it nice?

I never thought a lamb could coast downhill.

I never did either,

Said the woolly lamb to herself.

This is the first time I was ever made to do a thing like this,

And I hope it will be the last.

Oh,

How fast I am going.

It's the wheels on her that make her coast so nice,

Explained Arnold when the lamb was half way down the ironing board hill.

If she didn't have them,

She wouldn't roll down at all.

A sawdust dow can't do that,

Or a rocking horse.

It's got to be something with wheels.

When the lamb heard this,

Of course,

She did hear.

Having ears?

She thought to herself,

Well,

Maybe this will not be so bad after all.

I can do things,

It seems,

That the sawdust dow,

And rocking horse cannot do.

Not that I am going to be proud or stuck up,

Went on the lamb to herself.

Oh,

Look at her go,

Cried Dick.

Yes,

But I hope she won't be hurt,

Said the little girl.

I wouldn't want my lamb on wheels that Uncle Tim just gave me to be hurt.

I should say not,

Thought the lamb to herself.

Sliding down ironing board hills may be something that many other toys can do,

But I don't want anything to happen.

Faster and faster she went,

And finally she reached the end of the board and came to the smooth cloth on the floor.

Then the wheels carried her across that,

To the far side of the room,

And the lamb stopped with a little bump against the cupboard.

Oh,

I hope she isn't hurt,

Cried Mirabelle as she ran to pick up her toy,

And the lamb was all right.

There was not even a kink out of place on her soft woolly coat.

So Mirabelle and Arnold had fun letting the lamb on wheels coast down the ironing board hill.

Again and again they gave her a nice long slide across the smooth cloth on the kitchen floor.

Now,

This is the last,

Said Mirabelle after a while,

I want to put her to sleep.

Once more the lamb was lifted to the high part of the ironing board and allowed to coast down on her wheels.

But oh,

This time,

Just as she was rolling over the kitchen floor,

One of the wheels hit against Arnold's foot.

Instead of going in a straight line,

The lamb swung off to one side,

Straight towards the outside door she rolled,

And just then Susan,

The cook,

Came in from out of doors.

Susan held the door open for a moment,

And before either Mirabelle or Arnold could stop the lamb,

Out she rolled to the back steps.

Oh,

My lamb,

My lamb,

Cried Mirabelle,

She'll break her legs if she falls down the steps.

Down the back steps,

Bumpity bump went the lamb on wheels.

But she did not break any of her four legs,

I am glad to say.

Just how it happened,

I do not know,

But when Mirabelle and Arnold ran out to pick up the lamb on wheels,

The children found that the toy was not in the least hurt,

Except maybe the wool was ruffled up a little bit.

Dear me,

What a lot of adventures I am having,

Thought the lamb as Mirabelle picked her up.

I wish I could tell the calico clown or bold-tinned soldier something about them.

They are quite remarkable,

I think.

And that's the end of this episode.

But if you think that's the last adventure that the little lamb will have,

No,

There are way more to come.

The next episode will be out soon,

And you can find out just how it went.

And that's all for now.

Bye till next time.