Give Grandma a Hand

PAGE 1 1. Im here, Grandma! I came in a hurry when I got your SOS! [57] 2. Thank goodness, Donald! I am way behind in getting my fruit crops in and theres a big storm coming! [100] 3. I desperately need your help to pick and store the peach crop before the storm ruins it! [88] 4. Thats odd! I havent heard anything about a big storm! [55] 5. Well, you city boys dont spend enough time reading the Farmers Almanac! [73] 6. And why cant Gus help with the peaches?! [41] 7. Gus has to take care of the regular chores! If he doesnt milk the cows theyll explode! [88] 8. 9. Explode?! Really?! [18] Well, no! Of course not really! But I really do need your help! [63] 10. Peaches are a big cash crop! If theyre destroyed. I dont know what happen to my farm! [87] 11. Sounds serious! [15] PAGE 2 1. Well, Ill try to help! After all, I am unemployed again! [59] 2. Ive lost five jobs this week! Thats a record, even for me! [60] 3. Monday I mistook sand for sugar at the candy factory! [53] 4. Could happen to anyone! [23]

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Tuesday, I had a job as part of a race car pit crew [54]

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Well, that sounds exciting and fun! [35] Yeah, it was fun until some dumb cluck forgot to put oil in the race car! [73]

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->Sigh!<- Turned out it was me! [31] Oh, my! Well, everyone makes mistakes! [38]

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Yeah, but does everyone turn on the sprinklers during the final putt of the Duckburg Open Golf Spectacular?! [108] Ive never seen so many TV cameras short circuits at once! [58]

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!! [2] Sorry I missed that! I dont watch much TV! [43]

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Huh?! Juggling is fun and all, Grandma, but shouldnt we be getting those in the basket now?! [93] PAGE 3

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Peaches bruise way too easily to simply toss into the basket! [61] ->Sigh!<- Im just a screw-up and Im starting to realize I always will be! Whats the point of even trying?! [109]

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Nonsense! You just needed to know how! See? Now youre as careful as any professional fruit picker Ive ever met! [113]

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Later -- [8] I guess even a screw up like me can take instruction! Not a single bruise for almost an hour! [93]

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->UNGH!<- Time to move the ladder again, Grandma! [49]

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No storm clouds yet, Grandma! But well never finish before the storm if I have to move the ladder every time Ive picked half a basket! [139] Yes! I wish there was a faster way, but [42] ->Tee hee!<- But youd have to be a monkey, or the little boy you once were to climb the trees and pick the peaches without a ladder! [133] ->Hah!<- Yeah, cant you just see me climbing up there like some kid [69]

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Hey, why not?! [14] PAGE 4

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Careful, Donald dear! Are you sure you can manage?! [51] Piece of cake, Grandma or in this care, cobbles! [50] I may not be a monkey or a kid [31] but theres no reason I cant act like one! Gotcha! [52] Why Donald! Youre every bit as good at tree climbing as you were when you were little! [87] Seems Ive still got it, all right! [35] Besides, this method is a lot more fun than the other way! [58] And a lot faster! Look what youve accomplished in just a few hours! [68] Well, Ill be! [14] PAGE 5

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OK, Grandma! Drive us up to the cold barn so we can get these safely in before it rains! [88]

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Well, actually, I thought you might drive,

Donald! The tractor is brand new, and Im not so confident with it yet! [114] 3. Me?! Drive your brand new tractor?! Well, ok! [45] 4. Mind if I watch to see how you shift those gears so smoothly?! [62] 5. Aw, youll have no trouble, Grandma! Just be careful to let the clutch out slowly while pressing the gas at the same rate! [112] 6. 7. Well, thanks! Ill try that! [28] Yup! Dont you worry! This baby handles like a dream! [53] 8. 9. Especially in such capable hands! [33] You let Donald drive your new tractor?! [39] 10. 11. You havent even let me drive it?! [34] There, there, Gus! Youll get your chance! Maybe Donald would be willing to give you a couple of pointers first! [112] 12. Yup! Its important to break in a new machine like this gently! [63] 13. Wise words, indeed, Donald! [27] PAGE 6 1. Well, thats the last of the peaches, safe and sound, Grandma! Your farm is saved! [82] 2. Thanks to you, Donald! I couldnt have done it without you! [59] 3. Wont you stay for some peach cobbler?! [39] 4. Maybe next time, Grandma! Right now, Im eager to get back to town and get a new job! [85]

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For some reason, Im confident I wont screw up again! [54] I cant understand why you were in such a hurry to get the peaches in, Grandma! I just checked the almanac and theres no storm coming! [135] You dont say! [14] Besides, you could have just picked them yourself, or asked me for help! [72]

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I suppose! [10] And you wouldnt lose the farm because of none peach crop! [58]

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I suppose no! [13] The peaches may not have needed so much attention, but Donald did! He urgently needed some confidence, too! [107]

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And the best way to get that is with tender loving care and a big helping of approval[86] Grandma style! [15] THE END [7]

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