Carter's Fright 25 4 When Grandma Needed Prayer 35 5 The Stranger 45 6 The Big Snowstorm 55 7 Grandma and the Slate 63 8 A Pig in a Poke 71 9 Grandma's Day Off 79 10 How News Spread 89 11 Charlotte 97 12 The Slate Pencil 107 13 What Shall We Write About? 113 14 The Cover-Up 119 15 The Haircut 125 16 Grandma Makes a Friend 135 To Ethel who knew that I could write these stories and was so pleased when I did. Chariot Books is an imprint of Chariot Family Publishing Cook Communications Ministries, Elgin, Illinois 60120 Cook Communications Ministries, Paris, Ontario Kingsway Communications, Eastbourne, England MORE STORIES FROM GRANDMA'S ATTIC Copyright @ 1979 David C. Cook Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Except for brief excerpts for review purposes, no part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form without written permission from the publisher. Designed by Eric Walljasper Cover illustration by Mary O'Keefe Young First Printing, 1979 First Printing, Revised Edition 1994 97 96 95 94 543 Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 0-7814-0086-4 LC: 78-73125 When Grandma Was Young Ever wonder what it was like when your grandmother was a little girl?