The Gruelle, Johnny 1880-1938 creator text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The paper dragon" by Johnny Gruelle is a children's fantasy story written in the early 20th century. It follows Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy as they befriend a kindly paper dragon and help a girl named Marggy search for her missing father, while a troublesome man, Mr. Doodle, keeps getting in their way. The tale blends whimsy, gentle humor, and simple morals with episodic adventures in a fairy-tale wood. The opening of the story introduces Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy—rag dolls with hidden wishing charms—who rescue Marggy from the lazy, bullying Mr. and Mrs. Doodle and promise to help find her father. Guided by a magically rolling red ball of yarn, they meet a comical old woman, then a hollow paper dragon who proves friendly after a brief scare. A series of slapstick tangles with Mr. Doodle ensues: cages, shrinking escapes, a “radio” box, a forgetful sock-knitter, and a Magician who demands a dragon; Raggedy Andy fetches the paper dragon using a magic wooden sword, repeatedly outwitting Mr. Doodle’s tricks (salted tails, strings, and glue). After the dragon is torn and mended, the group rides him toward their goal, briefly thwarted again by Mr. Doodle and a toll gate, but they press on down the road still searching for Marggy’s daddy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Illustrated by the author. Release date is 2026-04-23 Bob Taylor, Mary Glenn Krause and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: New York: The P. F. Volland Company, 1926 Dragons -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Dolls -- Juvenile fiction Wishes -- Juvenile fiction Raggedy Ann (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Raggedy Andy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ New York: The P. F. Volland Company, 1926 https://archive.org/details/bwb_C0-CEH-748/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78535 https://archive.org/details/bwb_C0-CEH-748/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78535 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134824.0 78535