 The Goop Delectery by Gillette Burgess This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org The Goop Delectery In this directory, you'll see just what you never ought to be. And so it should direct your way to good behavior every day. The children of whose false I tell are known by other names as well. So see that you aren't in this group of naughty ones. Don't be a Goop. Mar-a-Duke Argyle Talking while eating A Goop that always makes me smile. Is this one? Mar-a-Duke Argyle. His mouth is full from cheek to cheek. Why should he then attempt to speak? It makes me smile, but still the fact is it is a most unpleasant practice. Nancy Beale throwing away things On the sidewalk Nancy Beale throws her old banana peel. Throws her apple skin and cores right in front of people's doors. Isn't that a shocking trick? Ask the Goop to stop it quick. Master Bill Dad Selfish with toys A puppy when he gets a bone will keep it from himself alone. So Bill Dad would not share his toys or lend them to the other boys. He was a Goop. And so are you if you are ever selfish too. Percy Bing in the way Percy Bing when he's in play, it almost always in the way. In the room or in the street always under people's feet. Goops like that annoy me so you keep out the way I know. Betsy Birch talking in church Look at little Betsy Birch always whispering in a church. Always playing with the books never caring how she looks. Never knowing Goops like her ought to neither talk nor stir. Levi Boeing going carelessly Are you a Goop like Levi Boeing? He never looks where he is going. He's always bumping into chairs and stumbling when he goes upstairs. He tips things over, bumps his nose, he can't be careful I suppose. Mary C.C. Call crying continuously. Mary Cori Call hear her cry and hear her bawl. Hear her groan, hear her growl. Hear her moan, hear her howl. She's the Goopiest Goop of all. Mary Cary Cori Call. Little Cori Lee getting feet wet. Cori Lee was small and sweet she always always had wet feet. She liked to walk through puddles so she always had a cold you know. But as you aren't a Goop you try to keep your Tootsies warm and dry. Andrew Crossett playing with the faucet. Have you heard how Andrew Crossett meddled with the water faucet? Letting water flood the sink. Andrew was a Goop I think. Otherwise he would have known he should let such things alone. Annabella Day obeying slowly. How slow is Annabella Day? She's so reluctant to obey. She acts so sluggish and so sickly. Oh Anna why not do it quickly? Oh Anna do be prompt and then. No one will call you Goop again. Gwendolyn D.V. DeWitt sulking. Miss Gwendolyn D.V. or D.Witt is having such a sulky fit. Because she couldn't have her way with other children at their play. A skulky Goop I really call as bad as those who cry in ball. Adolphus Elphinstone playing with matches. Adolphus Elphinstone of notches thought it was fun to play with matches. Until the little Goop had learned it hurt a lot when he got burned. Little Fire is curious but soon it grows quite big and furious. Amanda Fish. In there's sugar in the dish. Who will take it? Amanda Fish. If there is a box of candy just look out for little Mandy. She goops the fruit and leaves the peeling. She calls it fun. I call it stealing. Frederick Fisher not eating crust. Frederick Fisher barely fuzz when he came to eat his crust or tin or the floor. He often on the floor. He threw it hopping. Mother wouldn't know it. Hate to eat the crust if you're told to then you must. Ezra Hect. What in the world would you expect of a Goop whose name was Ezra Hect? Of course he refused to heed of mine his mother. Yes indeed. Of course you would. Of course he did but you must do what you are bid. M&B Hopper. Mother always is distressed. If you fidget when you're dressed. If you fidget like Miss Midget Hopper or her sister Bridget. Goops like that are so much bothered that they ought to dress each other. Amanda M. James. Amanda Marine Singer James. She called her sister Horrid names. She called her brother names as well so bad I wouldn't dare to tell. It shocking how a Goop will act. They have no manners. That's a fact. Susie Klein. When I hear a puppy whine I always think of Susie Klein. I think of how she hangs her head. She doesn't speak. She whines. Don't whine if you don't speak right out. You are a Goop without a doubt. Roberto Lees. How thoughtless was Roberto Lees for only thoughtless children teased. He teased the little pussycat. He teased the puppy. Think of that. He even teased his sister too. I think he was a Goop don't you? Annie A. LeGrand. The couriest Goop in all the land was Annie Annabelle LeGrand. She often said what wasn't true, which is an awful thing to do. But we were honest. You and I. I think it's wrong to tell a lie. This is a Goop Miss McAdoo. She never speaks when spoken to. When spoken to she turns her eyes and never answers or replies. She hangs her head and sucks her thumb. You'd think that she was death of Doom. Isabel McClung. Do you ever stick your tongue out like Isabel McClung? No one but a Goop would show ruin as such as that. I know. If you're good, please take my advice. Please don't do it. Tis-tisn't nice. Alexander B. McGiff. Young Alexander B. McGiff. Each day he- each day had a clean hand- handkerchief. In spite of this, it's- you'll believe he wiped his nose upon his sleeve. Nobody but a Goop would do it. His mother scolded him if she knew it. Ilyas E. McGuff. Ilyas Elferbert McGuff. Oh, he was rude and he was rough. He used to pinch. He used to poke. He called his rudeness just a joke. What made him plunge his playmates so he was a Goop and didn't know. Solomon McKim. Scuffing feet. I wondered if you ever met the Goop who always scuffs his feet. He makes them drag along the floor as if they would wave a ton or more. Just think of Solomon McKim and don't be slovenly like him. John D. Pell. When John D. Pell wants something done, do you think he asks of anyone? Oh no, he orders someone to with get my hat or tie my shoe. The Goops all say rude things like these, but you of course say if you please. Esau Pound. When you're finished with your play, do you put your toys away? Do you put your hat and your coat and things like that? Or are you like Esau Pound? He's the Goop who leaves things around. Eliza Puddingfoot. Cheating at play. If you should ask why Rosamund Eliza Puddingfoot shunned, I'd say because she'd always cheat in every game so she could beat only a Goop player at that way and be just honest in her play. Amelia Pratt. Saying I won't. I won't, says young Amelia Pratt. I won't do this. Now isn't what word that anyone has ever heard of. Now the rudeest way a Goop could answer it. I should say. Jumbo Ray. Snatching toys. No children ever like to play with such a Goop as Jumbo Ray, for he will snatch and grab the toys of all the little girls and boys that Jumbo loves to fuzz and fight, fuzz and fight. You know of course it isn't right. Annie F.R. Riff. Sniffling and sniffling. Hear her sniffle. Hear her sniff. Hear her sniffle. Hear her sniff. See her well. I've said enough. You have seen her. I said hello. The Goop who fell down, blows her nose. Felicia Rops. Handling things. Felicia Rops. Always handles things in shops. Always pinching. Always poking. Things she has no right to touch. Goops like that. Annoying me much. Perceval beast sloop. Just attacking. Just look at Perceval beast sloop. A must unpleasant sort of Goop. He pokes his fingers in his nose and wipes his hands upon his clothes. He does a lot of things that you I know would never do. Susan Smolt. Blaming others. I was saying it's little Susan Smolt. It is someone else's fault. She began, she's too blind. She's the one that spoiled the game. So Goops always blame each other. Do you own up your fault to mother? Sperry Sprux. Tearing books. Have you ever chance to look at a tone and dirty book? At a book that's ragged soiled, inked and finger marked and spoiled. Who has done it? Sperry Sprux. He's the Goop that spoils the books. Uriah Stead. Not going to bed. Oh no. I never saw Uriah Stead when he was glad to go to bed. There always was one thing to do before he could take off his, take off his shoe. The little Goop was always like, I hope you don't procrastinate. Rosie LV Trude. Playing with food. Rosie Lily Violet Trude always messes with her food. Always plays with her potatoes, meat and gravy and tomatoes. The colors who are asked to die knowing she's a Goop decline. The end. End of the Goop Directory.