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Leroy Wants a Motor Scooter

The Great Gildersleeve · December 18, 1946 · 29 min · 4,468 words

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The Craft Foods Company presents The Great Gilder's Leaves. It's The Great Gilder's Leaves starring Harold Perry, brought to you by The Craft Foods Company, makers of a complete line of famous quality food products.

Yes, it won't be long now. The counters are stacked, the department stores have issued their final ultimatums. A tradesman in a Santa suit looks behind every Christmas tree, his pistol cocked, ready with his Christmas message.

Stand and deliver, your money or your life. Grown ups begin to wear that hunted look as they feel the holidays closing in upon them. But the children, hey, hey! Cheeks are flushed, hopes are high, talk is merry and a little wild.

You know, we have the craziest uncle. I mean, really, he's a scream. But so nice, isn't he, Leroy? Yeah, he's okay sometimes. It's so funny. Every year about this time he gets us together and he looks very solemn and he says to us, children, I'd like you to sit down for a minute.

I just wanna warn you, we're going to have a very small Christmas this year. Santa Claus is very poor. He, so I don't want you to expect too much. And Christmas morning, oh boy, everything.

Ha ha ha. Marjorie, I'd like you to sit down for a minute. Yes, Anki? Where's your brother? Have you seen him? birdie you see he's out and back ask him to come in for a minute will you ask him to come in for a minute will you he's coming all does he have to slam it

yes i suppose he does looking for me lee roy i like to have a little talk with you and you know where did you get that cat i don't know i found him out back he's been hanging around all morning is me a beauty he's a monster get rid of him all along i was just gonna ask you if we couldn't keep him i expected that the

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