02779cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500210014526400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000310035250000310038350802100041452013190062453400690194365300320201265300300204465300300207465300310210465300590213565300600219485600770225485600430233199900190237478535UtSlPG20260610134824.0mcr n260607r20261926utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aGruelle, Johnny,d1880-193814aThe paper dragon 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIllustrated by the author.  aRelease date is 2026-04-23  aBob 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.)  a"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.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: The P. F. Volland Company, 1926  aDragons -- Juvenile fiction  aMagic -- Juvenile fiction  aDolls -- Juvenile fiction  aWishes -- Juvenile fiction  aRaggedy Ann (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction  aRaggedy Andy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/bwb_C0-CEH-748/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78535  c119253d119253