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NO DY GO^S
TO TOYLAND
 BIG-EARS GETS A SURPRISE
BIG-EARS the brownie was hurrying through
the woods on his Httle red bicycle, when he
suddenly bumped somebody.
into
Down they went, and the bicycle fell on top
of Big-Ears with a crash.

"Ooooh!" he said, and rubbed the bump on

his head.

"Ooooh!" said the person he had bumped

into, and sat up to look at Big-Ears. Big-Ears
looked at him, too.
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"You're rather a peculiar-looking person,"
said Big-Ears, staring. "What You're
are you?
not a pixie or a brownie or you?"
a goblin, are

"No," said the person he had knocked over,

nodding his head.
"Are you a toy?" asked Big-Ears. "I've never
seen one quite like you."
"No, I don't think so," said the strange per-
son, nodding his head.
"Why do you nod your head when you say
'No'?" asked Big-Ears, still staring.
"Because I'm a little nodding man," said the
small fellow. "My head's balanced on my neck
in such a way that I have to nod when I speak.
Oooh— what's that? Is it somebody after

"No. It's only a held-

mouse scurrying by,"
said Big-Ears, getting up.
"Where do you live?
And why are you afraid

of somebody coming after

you?"
"Because I've run
away!" said the nodding
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man. "I belonged to OldMan Carver, away in

the woods, you know. He made me."
"Did he really?" said Big-Ears. "How did he
make you?"
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"He made wooden feet, and then wooden legs,
and then a round wooden body, and then wooden
arms and hands, and then a wooden neck, and then
a round wooden head," said the little man.
"And did he stick them all together and make
yon}" asked Big-Ears. "You've got funny eyes—
and funny hair, too. What are they made of?"
"The old man made holes in my wooden
head
and then pushed blue beads into the holes," said
the nodding man. "That's why I've got such
bright blue eyes. He made my hair out of bits of
fur from his cat's back.She said he could."
"Well— why are you running away?" asked
Big-Ears, getting on his
bicycle.
"Because it's so
lonely with Old Man
Carver," said the little

man. "Besides — he's

carving a lion now, and
I don't like lions. I

want to go and live

somewhere where there
are lots and lots of
people."
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"Then I really think you ought to hve in Toy-

land," said Big-Ears. "You're not a brownie, bO
you can't live in my town. You're not exactly a

toy either— but you're very like one. \'ou'd better

go to Toyland."

"I don't know the way," said the little nodding

man, and his head nodded sadly.
"\X'ell, I do," said Big-Ears. "Stand on the
step of my bicycle— look, put your foot there—
that's right— and I'll take you to catch the Toyland
train."
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The nodding man did as he was told. He
nearly fell off when Big-Ears rode down the path,
and he clutched at his pointed ears in fright.
"What's your name?" shouted Big-Ears, as
they went along. "Hey, leave go my ears! Tell
me your name."
"I haven't got one," said the nodding man.
"What do you suppose my name ought to be,
brownie?"
"Noddy, I should think!" said Big-Ears,
nearly running over a fat "Look out
beetle.

where you run. Beetle! Yes— I think your name

is Noddy, little nodding man."

"I think so, too," said Noddy, happily. "Yes,

I'm Noddy, of course. Oooooh— what's that?"
"That's the train whistling," said Big-Ears,
pedaUing at a tremendous pace. "We shall just

catch it. I'll come with you

*» ''
if you like."
They rode into the
station at top speed just as
the train was rumbling in.
"All aboard for Toy-
land!" cried a voice. "All
aboard for Toyland!"
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 ALL ABOARD FOR TOYLAND !

THE train was a It was a toy

lovely one.
train, of course, and was made of brightly-
it

painted wood. The engine was red, with a blue

funnel and yellow wheels. The carriages were all
open; and dear me, how crowded they were!
"Come on— get in!" said Big-Ears; and he
climbed into a very full carriage, pushed Noddy
in too, and dragged his red bicycle after him.

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ALL ABOARD FOR TOYLAND

There were two dolls, a wooden soldier and
a pink cat in their carriage.

"You trod on my toe," said the pink cat.

"Sorry," said Big-Ears. "Move up a bit, and
take your tail out of the way. Sit down, Noddy."
Noddy nodded his round head, and stared
with his blue bead eyes.
"What's he keep nodding for?" asked the
wooden soldier. "Tell him to stop. Who is he,
anyway?"
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"He's Noddy," said Big-Ears. "He's going to
Toyland. I'm not quite sure, but I think he's a toy.
So he ought to go there."
"He's forgotten to dress himself this morning,"
said one of the dolls.
"I haven't forgotten," said Noddy. "I never
do dress, because I haven't any clothes. I've only
got my round wooden body."
"We'll get you some clothes in Toyland," said
Big-Ears. "You don't look very beautiful with
just your wooden body to go about in. Ah, we're
off."
The engine gave a screech that made Noddy's
head jerk up and down more than ever. Then the
train rumbled off to Toyland, its gay wooden
carriages jolting behind it, full of toys and pixies
and brownies.
"Look! We're running through Golliwog
Town now," said
Big-Ears. "See the
golliwogs every-
where?"
Sure enough, there
were dozens and
dozens of golliwogs to •
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be seen. When the train stopped at Golliwog Station,
three goUies squashed themselves into the same
carriage as Big-Ears and Noddy.
"You trod on my tail," said

the pink cat, with a loud yowl,

to one of the golliwogs.
"Sorry. Keep it out of
the way," said the golly. "It's

silly to leave it lying about.

Move up, wooden soldier.
Hello, who's this fellow with
the nodding head?"
"I'm Noddy," said the
nodding man. "I'm running away to Toyland!"
The train rumbled off again. "We come to
Rocking-Horse Town next," said Big Ears. "The
rocking-horses never catch the train, though, be-
cause they can get along as fast as any engine by

rocking to and want to."

fro, if they

"Ooooh— that must be Rocking-Horse Town

over there," said Noddy. "My word— I'd like
one of those nice to-and-fro horses."
"Well, that's a new name for them!" said one
of the golliwogs. "Now, let's see—where do we
come to next?"
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"Clockwork-Mouse Town," said the pink cat.

"And I don't mind telling you that if a mouse gets

in here I shall give it a very bad time!"

Only two mice got in, but neither of them
was in the pink cat's carriage, so that was all
right. She got out herself at the next station,
which was Toy-Cat Town.
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"Goodbye!" called the wooden soldier. "And
remember not to leave your tail lying about!"
"Where do I get out?" whispered Noddy to
Big-Ears. "This is all Toyland, isn't it? What
station do I get out at? Is there a Nodding-Man
Station?"
"No— you get out at Toy Village," said Big-
Ears. "Ah— here we are. Toy Village! Come on,
we get out here, my little wooden Noddy!"
 TOY VILLAGE
'HE station at Toy Village was a big one,
T'and it was full of people. Toy porters rushed
up and down with barrows, dolls ran to catch the
train, toy animals got into everyone's way, and
worst of all a Bouncing Ball almost knocked
Noddy over.
"That Bouncing Ball!" said Big-Ears, crossly.
"It's not supposed to travel by train— it can quite
well bounce for miles wherever it wants to. Look
out— here comes a top!"
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A spinning-top bumped into Noddy, and sent
him spinning, too. The top spun itself into a car-
riage and flopped down, lying still. The engine
whistled and the train went off.
Noddy got up and dusted his wooden body
down. "I do wish I had some clothes," he said.
"Every one is dressed so nicely that I feel dreadful.
Why, even those teddy bears over there have blue
ribbons round their necks."
"We'd better go and buy some clothes," said

Big-Ears. "I mean— your wooden body is quite

nice, but it does look sort of bare and cold. Hey,
Teddy Bear— where are the shops?"
"Turn to the right and straight ahead," said
the bear. "But if I were you I'd go to the market.
The shops are so dear."
So they went to the market. It was a lovely
place, and very busy. Toy buses ran through it,

and toy cars and bicycles

shot about everywhere.
There were plenty of
market-stalls, too, selling
almost everything.
"Now what kind of
clothes do you want?"
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asked Big-Ears, who was getting very fond of
the funny Httle nodding man. "I'll lend you some
money."
"How do you get money?" asked Noddy. "I
don't really know what money is."
"It's something you get when you work hard,"

said Big-Ears. "Then you put it into your pockets

and wait till you see something you want. Then
you give it in exchange. You will have to work
soon, then you can get
money to buy heaps of
things."

"I see," said Noddy. "Well, I'm strong. I can

work very hard. I'll be able to pay you back quite

soon, dear Big-Ears."

"Oh, I say— what lovely red shoes! Do you
like those?" asked Big-Ears, stopping in front of
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a shoe-stall. "Look —
they've got blue laces. I

believe they would fit

your big wooden feet.

Noddy."
Noddy put them on and
laced them up. ''Just
my size!" he said. "I say
—don't my feet look grand?"
Big-Ears paid for the shoes. The next thing
they bought was a pair of bright blue trousers,
rather wide at the bottom. Noddy was so pleased
with them that he could hardly say a word. His
head nodded madly.
"Goodness— you're beginning to look a very
nice fellow," said Big-Ears, surprised. "Now for
a shirt. We'll get you a red one, I think."
They found one, and then they bought a

yellow belt and a yellow tie to match. Noddy

could hardly believe he was looking at himself
when he suddenly caught sight of a mirror!
"I'm afraid I can't afford a coat," said Big-
Ears, counting out his money. "But enough
I've

for a hat. Here's a hat-stall. Which would you

like?"
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"This is rather nice," said Noddy, picking up
a blue doll's bonnet. Big-Ears laughed loudly.
''Yon can't wear a bonnet! You're not a baby
doll. Reallv, you don'i know very much, Noddy."
"No, I don't," said Noddy, nodding his head
sadly. "Well, you choose one for me, then."
"What about this?" said Big-Ears, and he
picked up a pointed blue
hat with a bell at the tip
that jingled. Noddy was
very pleased
with it.

He put
it on his

untidy hair, and looked at

Big-Ears out of bright blue eyes. Big-Ears

nodded. "Yes— it suits you. Now you're all

dressed up properly. Noddy."

"What do I do next?" asked Noddy anxiously,
and then he jumped almost out of his skin.
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 TOY VILLAGE

A big toy policeman had come up to him.

"Are you a toy?" said the policeman, in a
booming voice. "Only toys are allowed to stay in
Toy Village."
"I think I'm a toy," said Noddy, nodding his
head in fright. "Iknow I don't belong to the fairy
folk. Please let me stay here. I'm sure I'm a toy."
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"You might be an ornament," said the police-
man, sternly. "Like a china pig. That's an orna-
ment, unless it's a money-box pig, then it's a toy.

You look rather like an ornament. Have you ever

been stood on mantelpieces?"
"No, never," said poor Noddy.
"Have you ever been played with by children?"
asked the policeman.
"No, never," said Noddy.
"Well, dear me— it seems as if you're not an
ornament and not a toy either," said the police-
man. "You'll have to come before the Court
tonight, and we'll decide just what you are!"

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 BIG-EARS HAS A GOOD IDEA!
NODDY was upset when the pohceman
walked away. He looked at Big-Ears.
"What am I do?" he said, his bell tinkling on
to
his hat as he nodded his head in dismay.
"Oh, they'll say you're a toy all right," said
Big-Ears. "Come on, now, we must house
find a
for you— just a little tiny one. Look, there are
dolls' houses over there— we'll choose one."
They went over to them. There were big ones
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and little ones, houses with gardens and garages,
and houses with none.
"There are curtains
at all the windows,"
said Noddy, sadly.
"I'm afraid they're all

taken, and people are

living in them."
Big-Ears knocked
atsome of the doors.
But it was no good,
there were families in
each one.
"Could you just let
Noddy live with you
he gets a house of his own?" asked Big-Ears.
till

"Or do you know anywhere he could stay? He

wouldn't mind sleeping anywhere even in a —
garage— would you. Noddy?"
Noddy nodded, and his bell jingled merrily.
"Try at the toy farm," said a sailor doll who
lived in a dear little house with his three children,
Melia, Pip and Roundy. So they went to the
farm, but the dogs barked so loudly at them that
they were afraid to open the gate.
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"It's no good. I shan't be able to find any-
where to live here," said Noddy, sadly. "I'll have
to take the train again and go back to Old Man
Carver."
"No. I shan't let you," said Big-Ears. "Ooooh
—/ know what we'll do!"
"What?" said Noddy.
"We'll go and get a

box of bricks and build a

house!" said Big - Ears.

"Haven't you noticed the
dear little houses here
and there, built of toy
bricks?" You can get
boxes of bricks that have little doors and windows
with them and a roof and chimneys to fit on."
"My goodness— let's go and get one, then!"
said Noddy, excited.So they went to the back of
Toy Village, where there was a great shed, like an
aeroplane shed.
But it didn't keep aeroplanes there— it kept
boxes of bricks for building houses and castles and
even shops!
A toy soldier guarded the place. "What
do you want?" he asked, saluting very smartly
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indeed. Noddy saluted back,

and his bell rang loudly

^SS^SSB^X

"Wc \v;iiit -.1 box of bricks to build u very small

house," said big enough for
Big-E.irs. "lust
Noddv. A back room tor a bedroom and a front
room tor living in. No stairs. Wc can't manage
those."
"I've just the thing tor you," said the soldier.
"It's called House-for-Onc. Here it is. Quite
cheap, too."
"You'll have to send me the bill," said Big-
Ears. "I haven't any more money. Come on.
Noddy, we'll put the box on our shoulders, and
go and tmd a nice place tor the house!"

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So they carried the box, panting and puffing
because it was very heavy. They came to a dear
little street with houses of all kinds up and down

it.

"Look," said Big-Ears. "There is a space

between these two houses — just big enough to
build yours!"
They undid the box and looked at the bricks
inside. "Better read the directions," said Big-
Ear->, unfolding a paper in the box. 'I've never
built a house before. My, this is going to be
FLN!"
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NODDY BUILDS HIS HOUSE

was fun building the house of toy bricks.
IT
Noddy wasn't very clever when they began.
"Let's put the roof on first," he said. "Then
if it rains we shan't get wet whilst we build the
walls, shall we?"
"Don't be silly. Noddy," said Big-Ears. "We
must build the walls first. Look, here are some
flat bricks to make the floor. We'll lay those
first."
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So they laid those. Then they began to build
the walls. It was really quite easy. Noddy was so
pleased with himself that he built a whole wall in
no time.

"You've forgotten to leave a space for the

door," said Big-Ears. "How are you going to get
in? And, oh dear, I'm just as bad — I've forgotten
the window on my side!"
At the walls were up, all the bricks fitting
last

nicely on top of one another. Spaces were left

for the door and the windows.
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"Noa/ for the roof," said Big-Ears. "Got
hold of it? Heave-ho, and up she goes!"

And up went the nice red roof, and sat neatly

on top of the four walls.

"How are we going to put on the chimneys?"
saidNoddy. "We'U have to borrow a ladder
now."
"I'll ask next door," said Big-Ears, and he
went and rapped on the little yellow front-door of
the house on the left.
It was opened by a rather fat teddy bear. "I'm

Mr. Tubby," said the bear. "What do you want?"

"Could you lend us a ladder, please?" asked
Big-Ears. "We're just finishing building our
house."
"Certainly. I'll give
you a hand," said Mr.
Tubby, and brought out
a little ladder. He put it

against a wall, ran up it,

and looked down. "Hand

me the two chimney-
pots," he said. "I'm
good at putting on
chimneys."
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He put rhcni on vcrv well, .md then he helped

them to put m the two w indow ^ .md the door.
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"Well, really, it looks very nice," said Mr.
Tubby, stepping back on poor Noddy's toe. "Oh,
sorry! Did 1 hurt you?"
Noddy's head nodded hard, and the bear really
thought he had hurt him very much. He didn't
know that Noddy always nodded.
"Come and have a cup of tea with me," he
said. "Nothing like a cup of tea if anyone treads
on your toe!"

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 TEA WITH MR. TUBBY
MR.hadTUBBY'Sso house
there
stairs,
was rather grand.
was an upstairs and
It

a
downstairs, and it had a nice little bathroom.
Noddy didn't even know what that was!
"He doesn't even know what a bath is!" said
Big-Ears. "Well, Noddy, you have to fill this

bath with water and then get into it. See? Then
you wash yourself all over."
"But it would spoil my nice new clothes,"
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said Noddy; and Tubby and Big-Ears laughed
loudly at him.
"You take your clothes
off first, silly!" said
Big-Ears.

Mr. Tubby had a nice bear-wite. She was

much fatter than he was, and wore lovelv ciotlies.

She had a full red skirt and a prettv green shawl.

Tubby just wore yellow trousers and a ribbon
round his neck.
They had a very good tea. Noddv was hungry
and so was Big-Ears. Through the side-window
they could see the little house thev had built.
Noddy began to feel very very happv.
He had run away. He would live here in Toy
Village in the dear little house he had built him-
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self.He would make friends with Mr. and Mrs.
Tubby. He would go to work. He would ask
Big-Ears to stay with him just as soon as ever he
had some furniture and a bed. Oh, what a lot of
things he would do!
"I'm going to be very happy here," he said
suddenly, helping himself to his third jammy bun,
and he nodded his head more quickly than ever.
"Don't forget that you've got to go before the
Court of Toys tonight, and they'll decide whether

you are a toy or not," said Big-Ears. "If they say

you're not, you won't be able to stay."
"Oh dear— and will my nice little house belong
to somebody else?" said Noddy, tears coming
suddenly into his eyes.
"I'm afraid so," said Mr.
Tubby. His fat little wife patted
Noddy on the shoulder.
"If they say you're not a
toy you can come and spend
the night with us, and go away tomorrow
morning," she said kindly.
"I want to stay anywhere
shan't in Toy
Village if I'm to go away," said Noddy. "Oh, I

do hope they'll be kind to me."

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 NODDY AND THE NOAH'S ARK
AFTER tea Noddy thought he would like to
^ take a walk through Toy Village. So he and
Big-Ears set off together.

Toy Village was really a marvellous place. The

houses were so pretty, and the dolls that lived in
them looked so busy, hanging clothes out on the
line, chattering to their neighbours, and bringing
home their shopping.

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"I've never seen so many people," said Noddy,

nodding his head happily. "To think I might live
here and know them all!"
"Look— there's the castle where the soldiers
live," said Big-Ears; and Noddy saw an enormous
wooden castle, with towers and a drawbridge.
Lead soldiers and wooden ones, too, were in the
castle yard, drilling. Big-Ears and Noddy went to
watch them.
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"I'm going to see what that funny thing is

over there," said Noddy at last.

"Oh, it's only the Noah's Ark," said Big-Ears.

"Don't go. I still want to
watch the soldiers."

"Well, vou stay here, then, and I'll come back

to you," said Noddy, and went off to the
he
Noah's Ark. He had never seen one and he
didn't know what it was at all. There it stood,
like a great wooden boat with a roof and walls!
W'lio li\ed in it.'

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Noddy walked right up to it. He saw that there
was a door into the Ark. "I really must climb up
and peep inside the door!" he thought. "I want
to know who lives there."

So he climbed up and opened the door— and

dear me, out came dozens of wooden animals, all

marching in pairs, most excited to be let out so

unexpectedly!
Mr. Noah and his wife had gone out shopping,
and had shut all the animals safely inside the Ark.
And now there they were, pouring out, almost
knocking poor Noddy over as they came!
"Go back!" he cried.
"Go back!" But they
wouldn't, and goodness
knows what would have
happened if Mr. and Mrs.
Noah hadn't come back
unexpectedly and met all

their animals streaming

out of the Ark.
"Good gracious!"
cried Mrs. Noah, and she
clapped her hands sharply.
"Go back at once! What
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are you thinking of? Sheep, do you want
to be smacked? Cats, shall I set the two dogs at
you? Br-r-r-r-r! Go back at once!"
They all turned and scurried back as fast as

they could go— all except one!

The Hon go back. He ran behind a
didn't
bush and crouched waving his tail from side
there,
to side. The lioness went back into the ark
wondering where the lion had gone to. But
nobody else missed him at all.
Noddy was frightened at what he had done.
He was just about to go up to Mr. Noah and tell
him it was his fault that all the animals had been
let out, when the door of the Ark was slammed in

his face.
"Oh dear," said Noddy.
"How was I to know they
kept so many animals
in there?"

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He thought he had better go back to Big-Ears

He was just making
at the castle. his way there
when he heard a scream.
A little doll stood nearbv, pointing at the
Noah's Ark lion. The lion
She screamed again.
was angrv, because he thought everyone would
come running and he would be made to go back
into the Ark. He badly wanted to go off on his
own for bit.
He leapt out at the little doll, roaring, hoping
she would run awav and stop scrcamnig. He
wouldn't have hurt her for worlds, because he
liked little dolls— but he did want to stop her
screaming.
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Noddy didn't know the Noah's Ark lion was
just a kindly old fellow, who only wanted a little

walk by himself. He really thought the lion was

going to hurt the tiny doll.
He was very frightened. He shook and
shivered and trembled. But he knew he must
try to save the Little doll. So what do you think
he did?

He rushed at the surprised Hon, shouting and

yelling. He threw his hat at him. He pulled off
his new shoes and threw those at him, too. One
hit the lion on the nose, smack!

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NODDY AND THE NOAH'S ARK

The lion was terrified. He gave a yelp and
rushed to the Ark, knocking on the door with
one of his wooden paws, anxious to get safely
inside.
Noddy put his arm round the little doll. "It's
all right. I scared him away. He won't come back
again."
The little doll's
mother came running
up. "I saw you scare
away that bad wooden
lion! Thank you, thank
you! How brave you
are! What's your
"
name?
"Oh— that's nothing.
Er— it was my fault
that the lion escaped,"
said Noddy, his head
nodding hard. "Er—
must just get my hat
and shoes."
He got them and fled away to Big-Ears. Dear,
dear, what an adventure to have all on his own!

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 IS NODDY A TOY, OR NOT?
NODDY and Big-Ears went back to their
little house. Big-Ears got his bicycle ready
to ride all the way home. But, just as he was
going, there came a knock at the door.
"Ratta-tat, TAT!"
It was the policeman. "Time to come before
the Court," he said to Noddy. "I'm afraid it
won't have been much good building this house. I
don't believe you are a toy!"

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Noddy went sadly to the Court with Big-Ears

pedalHng beside him. Oh dear!
They came to a neat little police-station built of
toy bricks. Inside was a big court-room, packed
with policemen and toys. Six soldiers were there.
too.

"The soldiers will take you out of Toyland, if

you are sent away," whispered Big-Ears, and
Noddy looked very miserable.
Everyone got up suddenly as a very solemn-
looking person came in and took a grand chair up
on the platform. He was the judge, with a big wig
hanging to his shoulders. Noddy was so frightened
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that his head began to nod very quickly indeed.
"Stand out here," commanded the judge, and
Noddy stood out, trembhng. Everyone looked at
him.
"Now, we have to decide whether you are a
toy or not," said the judge. "What have you to
say for yourself?"
"I feel like a toy," said Noddy.
"And look how he nods his head," called out
Big-Ears. Some toys growl if
"Just like a toy!
you press Some turn head over
their middles.
heels when you wind them up. Some can bounce
and some can spin. Noddy can nod!"
"Then he's a TOY!" shouted everyone.
"Silence!" said the judge, rapping on
his table. "Now, suppose we say he is

a toy . . . but is
he a GOOD toy? We
don't want bad ones
here."
He turned to Noddy.
" Are you a good toy?

Have you done any-

thing wrong since
you have been here?"
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Noddy was just about to say no, but as his
head was nodding hard, the judge thought he
meant yes, he had done wrong.
^^What have you done wrong?" he asked,
very sternly.
Noddy suddenly remembered that he had let

the Noah's Ark animals loose. Was that wrong?

Yes, it must have been.
"Please, sir," he said, "I let the Noah^ Ark
animals out. But I didn't know they lived there."
"Very wrong," said the judge. "I'm afraid
I . .
."

But before he could

finish what he was going
to say, an excited little

dollpopped up and waved

her hand eagerly.
"Sir, Mr. Judge, I
want to say something.
That's the little nodding
man who rescued my
child from the Noah's Ark
lion. He's brave! He's
good! He was frightened, but he went to save
my little girl!"

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Then everyone clapped and stamped and

The judge rapped
cheered loudly. his table again.
He was smiling.
"Ah— that's a nice thing to hear!" he said.

"Noddy is a toy. He's a goo(i toy. He's a /^nwe

toy! Noddy, you can live in Toyland, and have
the house you built!"
Well, wasn't that lovely? Big-Ears laughed
and shouted, and thumped Noddy on the back.
Everyone crowded round him.
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"Welcome to Toyland! Welcome, Noddy!"
And that was how Noddy came to Toyland,
and went to live in the dear little house he had
built. How glad he was that night to shut his
little front-door, and curl up in a chair that Mr.
Tubby had lent him.
"I'm in my own little house! I'm so happy!
I'll work hard and buy lots of things for my
house. I'll pay Big-Ears back all the money he
lent me!" Noddy nodded and nodded as he
thought about it all.

"I'll have lots of adventures," he said to him-

self. "Oh, heaps and heaps!"
So he will. I'm going to tell you all about
them another day.

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