 Ah ah ah! Don't turn that dial. This is the right station if you want to hear about Jonathan Thomas and his Christmas on the moon. Jonathan Thomas, the man on the moon and Gorgonzola the horse, started out to search about for the correct and proper course for the road was long and they followed it wrong till they came to a deep wide river and there they stood as best they could but most all they could do was to shiver till Jonathan Thomas remembered the word which the dwarfs had spoken and they had heard, and very hard to say for it goes this way, on, squee, none, squee, giggly, they and then quick as a wink before they could think there came the noisiest sound, a rumbling, tumbling, bumbling bound that seemed to be all around, then a flash of fire and a great big puff which made them all sneeze for it was smoky stuff and then there appeared a fairy queen, the most beautiful queen that was ever seen and she calmed their alarms by giving them charms to ward off the evil witch who brewed her brew as all witches do in the land of Rumpelstich and she showed them the road which led over the hill to the nightmare forest so dark and still and she gave them an acorn to keep them awake and then in just two lambs of a shake she was gone and so Jonathan Thomas and the travelers three who were as brave as brave as brave could be they traveled away well most of the day till they reached a place which made them stare and gave them a fright for it was nearly night it was the dreadful forest of black nightmare and the question arose as you might suppose who was to have the acorn in his keep but the wisest course was Gorgonzola the horse for it was a charm against evil and harm and would keep them from falling asleep so he held it in his mouth and they climbed on his back and gave him a whack and again they headed due south now if any of you boys should hear a strange noise you tell the girls not to be afraid for things would be bad and most horribly sad if rather than going they'd stayed and of course you know because they had to rescue Santa Claus and all rescues are dangerous but then here's where the story begins again Oh, we're off to the land of Screebubble We'll run and we'll walk and we'll have all What was that? I don't know Jonathan Thomas and I'm not going to stop to find out Giddy up Gorgonzola Oh, we're off to the land of Screebubble We'll run and we'll walk and we'll have all Oh, Mr. Man in the Moon, I'm getting scared as due to You're many crickets, I don't know Do you expect it was the dragon which the fairy queen told us about? My goodness gracious, I'll bet that's what it is Oh, we'd better find the pepper tree that the fairy queen told us about or the dragon will gobble us up and I don't want to be gobbled up And I don't even want to be gobbled down I wonder where that pepper tree is You'll find it straight ahead about 20 feet Who's that? Yes, for gracious sakes, who's that? That's me But who are you? I don't see you anywhere Of course you do I'm standing right here in front of you Where? Right here, if you'd only see I'm a tree A tree? Did you say a tree? Of course I did I'm a quaking aspen tree Oh, but I didn't know that trees could talk Some of them do, but of course the sappy ones don't They just bark If you please, Mr. Tree, are you stuttering because you're cold? Of course I am I'm shaking and quaking till my limbs are almost breaking Oh, that must be off You'd think so if you'd been standing here as long as I have Do you expect Mr. Man on the moon We could give him a horse blanket to keep him warm Why, goodness gracious, of course That is it, the horse doesn't mind Do you mind, Mr. Gargonzola? No, it's okay with me I'm always glad to help a tree You haven't got a hot water bottle, have you? No, sir, Mr. Tree And we're sorry as can be But we can put the horse blanket around your feet If you've got any feet Oh, just wrap it around my roots I'll be ever so much grateful Yes, yes Well, there, Jonathan Thomas, don't get off the horse Or you'll fall asleep for a million trillion years Oh, I almost forgot We'll just have Gargonzola move over closer to the tree Yeah, yeah Come on, Gargonzola Look, that's it There now I guess we can wrap up the tree from here You take one end of the blanket, Jonathan Thomas And I'll take the other All right There That's better Oh, that's much better, Mr. Tree Oh, yes, thank you Much better And you're very kind to think about me For after all, I'm only a tree Oh, thank you, Tree And now, could maybe you tell us about where the pepper tree is If you please It's just ahead about twenty feet Oh, thank you very much If you please You're more than welcome And now that I'm warm and curled up tight I'll say thank you Oh, oh dear Good night Oh, he's going to sleep Goodness gracious I'll guess he was so cool before He couldn't go to sleep Come on, Gargonzola We'd better hurry Or don't you worry, the dragon will gobble us down Oh, Jiminy Crickets I've almost forgot Now let's see It's nice of you Please throw it on the ground White, red or black Oh, red if you please It's to make the dragon sneeze Okay, one can of red pepper coming down Don't mention it For we trees always strive to please And if we please you Then please tell others And if we don't Then please tell us trees Yes, sir Come on, Gargonzola Now Jonathan Thomas is growing late Giddy up, Gargonzola Come on Better if the old dragon tries to gobble us up Pour down We'll fix him Say Oh, there he is again Where? I don't see him, my host Oh, right there And still I say Of course I have And not only that I've got my own court of law For I'm the worst old dragon That anybody saw But we haven't done anything If you please, Mr. Dragon That's what they all say But just the same They all must pay For I'm the dragon of the 13 tails Oh, dear Who moans And groans And weeps And wails Who scares little boys And puppy dogs too And gobbles them up Before they can count up to two My gracious, the goodness Who is he going to gobble us up, Mr. Man and the Moon? Of course not We haven't got time to be gobbled up That's your story And whether you're stuck Or you won't have such very good luck And you'll make it easier If you stand right still Till I gobble you up And add my fill Oh, no, you won't Oh, no, we won't I'm warning you now, let's run Already or not Here I come Quick, Jonathan Thomas Throw the red pepper at him Hurry up, quicker than fast But I hope he can fill it straight Here it goes Goodness gracious, you hit the mark I'll eat you Come on, Jonathan Thomas Like a bird on a bargain zooler Run like everything Do you suppose that terrible dragon With the thirteen tails Will be able to stop sneezing long enough To catch up with Jonathan Thomas And the man and the moon Dragons can run awfully fast, you know But we hope he doesn't, don't we? And we'll find out in the next story Of Jonathan Thomas too So don't miss it, will ya? I will