60 The Story of Scr aggies 



name he gave to the valley in front. 

 The next time he did it I tumbled off 

 backwards, and that was the Valley of 

 Despair, for he couldn't reach me, he 

 said, and I had to crawl out myself. 

 What fun it was ! 



One day when we were playing this 

 game I rolled right off from his knees, 

 off the bed, onto the floor; and I went 

 with such a bump! Then he said I 

 had fallen into the Grand Canyon, and 

 he called out to the Indians to come 

 and catch me and bring me back to him. 

 Of course it was all fun, for he threw 

 his arm out of the bed, snapped his 

 fingers, and gave me his hand, and I was 

 soon nestling snug and warm against 

 his chin and neck. That was such a 

 nice place to be ! I used to love to go 

 and catch him in bed, for then I could 



