,,HENRY ,,AND ,,MUDGE P#A ,,AND ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK ,,CYNTHIA ,,RYLANT ,PUBLISHED BY ,ALADDIN ,PAPERBACKS ,NEW ,YORK1 ,NEW ,YORK ,COPYRIGHT1 #AIHG1 BY ,CYNTHIA ,RYLANT ,FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OTHER THAN SPECIALIZED FORMAT IS PROHIBITED4 ,,ISBN #J-FHI-HIJJD-J ,TRANSCRIBED1 #BJJG1 BY ,SANDRA ,L4 ,CARLSEN ,EAST ,GRANBY1 ,,CT ,IN ,ONE ,VOLUME ,BRAILLE PAGES P#A-P#B AND #A-AF ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK P#B ,CONTENTS ,HENRY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" #A ,MUDGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" #C ,HENRY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" #E ,MUDGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" #G ,MUDGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" #I ,HENRY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" #AA ,HENRY AND ,MUDGE """""""""""""""""" #AD ,,HENRY ,,AND ,,MUDGE #A ,,AND ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK ,HENRY ,HENRY HAD NO BROTHERS AND NO SISTERS4 8,I WANT A BROTHER10 HE TOLD HIS PARENTS4 8,SORRY10 THEY SAID4 ,HENRY HAD NO FRIENDS ON HIS STREET4 8,I WANT TO LIVE ON A DIFFERENT STREET10 HE TOLD HIS PARENTS4 8,SORRY10 THEY SAID4 ,HENRY HAD NO PETS AT HOME4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #B 8,I WANT TO HAVE A DOG10 HE TOLD HIS PARENTS4 8,SORRY10 THEY .ALMOST SAID4 ,BUT FIRST THEY LOOKED AT THEIR HOUSE WITH NO BROTHERS AND SISTERS4 ,THEN THEY LOOKED AT THEIR STREET WITH NO CHILDREN4 ,THEN THEY LOOKED AT ,HENRY'S FACE4 ,THEN THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER 8,OKAY10 THEY SAID4 8,I WANT TO HUG YOU60 HE TOLD HIS PARENTS4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #C ,AND HE DID4 ,MUDGE ,HENRY SEARCHED FOR A DOG4 8,NOT JUST ANY DOG10 SAID ,HENRY4 8,NOT A SHORT ONE10 HE SAID4 8,NOT A CURLY ONE10 HE SAID4 8,AND NO POINTED EARS40 ,THEN HE FOUND ,MUDGE4 ,MUDGE HAD FLOPPY EARS1 NOT POINTED4 ,AND ,MUDGE HAD STRAIGHT FUR1 NOT CURLY4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #D ,BUT ,MUDGE WAS SHORT4 8,BECAUSE HE'S A PUPPY10 ,HENRY SAID4 8,HE'LL GROW40 ,AND DID HE EVER6 ,HE GREW OUT OF HIS PUPPY CAGE4 ,HE GREW OUT OF HIS DOG CAGE4 ,HE GREW OUT OF SEVEN COLLARS IN A ROW4 ,AND WHEN HE FINALLY STOPPED GROWING ''' HE WEIGHED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY POUNDS1 HE STOOD THREE FEET TALL1 AND HE DROOLED4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #E 8,I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT SHORT10 ,HENRY SAID4 ,AND ,MUDGE LICKED HIM1 THEN SAT ON HIM4 ,HENRY ,HENRY USED TO WALK TO SCHOOL ALONE4 ,WHEN HE WALKED HE USED TO WORRY ABOUT TORNADOES1 GHOSTS1 BITING DOGS1 AND BULLIES4 ,HE WALKED AS FAST AS HE COULD4 ,HE LOOKED STRAIGHT AHEAD4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #F ,HE NEVER LOOKED BACK4 ,BUT NOW HE WALKED TO SCHOOL WITH ,MUDGE4 ,AND NOW WHEN HE WALKED1 HE THOUGHT ABOUT VANILLA ICE CREAM1 RAIN1 ROCKS1 AND GOOD DREAMS4 ,HE WALKED TO SCHOOL BUT NOT TOO FAST4 ,HE WALKED TO SCHOOL AND SOMETIMES BACKWARD4 ,HE WALKED TO SCHOOL AND PATTED ,MUDGE'S BIG HEAD1 HAPPY4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #G ,MUDGE ,MUDGE LOVED ,HENRY'S ROOM4 ,HE LOVED THE DIRTY SOCKS4 ,HE LOVED THE STUFFED BEAR4 ,HE LOVED THE FISH TANK4 ,BUT MOSTLY HE LOVED ,HENRY'S BED4 ,BECAUSE IN ,HENRY'S BED WAS ,HENRY4 ,MUDGE LOVED TO CLIMB IN WITH ,HENRY4 ,THEN HE LOVED TO SMELL HIM4 ,HE SMELLED HIS LEMON HAIR4 ,HE SMELLED HIS MILKY MOUTH4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #H ,HE SMELLED HIS SOAPY EARS4 ,HE SMELLED HIS CHOCOLATE FINGERS4 ,THEN HE PUT HIS HEAD BY ,HENRY'S HEAD4 ,HE LOOKED AT THE FISH TANK4 ,HE LOOKED AT THE BEAR4 ,HE LOOKED AT ,HENRY4 ,HE LICKED HIM4 ,AND HE FELL ASLEEP4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #I ,MUDGE ,ONE DAY ,MUDGE TOOK A WALK WITHOUT ,HENRY4 ,THE SUN WAS SHINING1 THE BIRDS WERE FLYING1 THE GRASS SMELLED SWEET4 ,MUDGE COULDN'T WAIT FOR ,HENRY4 ,SO1 HE LEFT4 ,HE WENT DOWN ONE ROAD1 SNIFFING THE BUSHES1 THEN DOWN ANOTHER ROAD1 KICKING UP DUST4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #AJ ,HE WENT THROUGH A FIELD1 ACROSS A STREAM1 INTO SOME PINE TREES4 ,AND WHEN HE CAME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE1 HE WAS LOST4 ,HE COULDN'T SMELL ,HENRY4 ,HE COULDN'T SMELL HIS FRONT PORCH4 ,HE COULDN'T SMELL THE STREET HE LIVED ON4 ,MUDGE LOOKED ALL AROUND AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OR ANYONE HE KNEW4 ,HE WHINED A LITTLE1 ALONE WITHOUT ,HENRY4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #AA ,THEN HE LAY DOWN1 ALONE WITHOUT ,HENRY4 ,HE MISSED ,HENRY'S BED4 ,HENRY ,HENRY THOUGHT ,MUDGE WOULD BE WITH HIM ALWAYS4 ,HE THOUGHT ,MUDGE MADE EVERYTHING SAFE4 ,HE THOUGHT ,MUDGE WOULD NEVER GO AWAY4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #AB ,AND WHEN ,MUDGE DID GO AWAY1 WHEN ,HENRY CALLED AND CALLED BUT ,MUDGE DIDN'T COME1 ,HENRY'S HEART HURT AND HE CRIED FOR AN HOUR4 ,BUT WHEN HE FINISHED CRYING1 ,HENRY SAID1 8,MUDGE LOVES ME4 ,HE WOULDN'T LEAVE4 ,HE MUST BE LOST40 ,SO ,HENRY WALKED AND WALKED1 AND HE CALLED AND CALLED1 AND HE LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR HIS DOG ,MUDGE4 ,HE WALKED DOWN ONE ROAD1 THEN DOWN ANOTHER ROAD4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #AC ,THE SUN SHONE AS ,HENRY RAN THROUGH A FIELD1 CALLING AND CALLING4 ,THE BIRDS FLEW PAST AS HE STOOD BESIDE A STREAM1 CALLING AND CALLING4 ,AND THE TEARS FELL AGAIN AS HE LOOKED AT THE EMPTY PINE TREES FOR HIS LOST DOG4 8,MUDGE60 HE CALLED1 ONE LAST TIME4 ,AND ,MUDGE WOKE UP FROM HIS LONELY SLEEP1 THEN CAME RUNNING4 ,,HENRY ,,AND ,,MUDGE #AD ,HENRY AND ,MUDGE ,EVERY DAY WHEN ,HENRY WOKE UP1 HE SAW ,MUDGE'S BIG HEAD4 ,AND EVERY DAY WHEN ,MUDGE WOKE UP1 HE SAW ,HENRY'S SMALL FACE4 ,THEY AT BREAKFAST AT THE SAME TIME4 ,THEY ATE SUPPER AT THE SAME TIME4 ,AND WHEN ,HENRY WAS AT SCHOOL1 ,MUDGE JUST LAY AROUND AND WAITED4 ,MUDGE NEVER WENT FOR A WALK WITHOUT ,HENRY AGAIN4 ,,HENRY ,,AND ,,MUDGE #AE ,AND ,HENRY NEVER WORRIED THAT ,MUDGE WOULD LEAVE4 ,BECAUSE SOMETIMES1 IN THEIR DREAMS1 THEY SAW LONG SILENT ROADS1 BIG WIDE FIELDS1 DEEP STREAMS1 AND PINE TREES4 ,IN THOSE DREAMS1 ,MUDGE WAS ALONE AND ,HENRY WAS ALONE4 ,SO WHEN ,MUDGE WOKE UP AND KNEW ,HENRY WAS WITH HIM1 HE REMEMBERED THE DREAM AND STAYED CLOSER4 ,,THE ,,FIRST ,,BOOK #AF ,AND WHEN ,HENRY WOKE UP AND KNEW ,MUDGE WAS WITH HIM1 HE REMEMBERED THE DREAM AND THE LOOKING AND THE CALLING AND THE FEAR AND HE KNEW HE WOULD NEVER LOSE ,MUDGE AGAIN4 ,,THE ,,END