n the barn floor below him, stood his sister Sue, watching,

she exclaimed. "Don'

unny answered. "My fin

ig round stick of the ladder as well as he could

n he saw something that frighten

barn, with no soft hay on which to fall-on w

Bunny. "I'm going

he wiggled his feet and legs, pointing them at

aw and un

t fall yet! Wait a minute, and I'll thro

all his breath and strength to hold on to the ladder. But he was glad Sue had th

f hay, Sue ran to the edge of the mow, where there was a b

t, and scatter it on the barn floor under Bunny. Her bro

y there now, Sue?" asked Bunny.

This time she managed to gather up a lot of hay in her two arm

enly cried Bunny

thing the hay was there, or Bunny might have hurt his legs by his tumble. He did not try to tu

rself?" cried Sue, as she saw her b

, as though he did not know exactly what had happened.

slowly. "I-I'm glad the hay was ther

"I guess you won't want to be

r than a net, 'cept that it tickles you," and Bunny took from his neck some

looked up to see, standing in the door of the barn, Grandpa B

, from seeing the way Bunny was s

ladder," said the little b

r him," said Sue. "I thou

't you climb up on any ladders, or any other high places. If you

!" Bunny

is all right, for you will fall in the hay if

ck the hay into the mow, for he did not like his barn floor covered with the dried g

breakfast, hardly time to go in and ask for something more to eat, which the children did every day abou

il jam-time?" asked

he answered. "

trapezes, put other things in the barn, and make the seats. Several other boys and girls had been ask

nny and Sue could do n

something," said B

ve Sue

brook, and get our feet coo

e back here in time to

so," Sue

er do to mis

" Sue went on. "I wonder i

nny wante

und her, and let her down in the well water. That would give her a bath

it!" cri

en from his kite, Bunny was helping Sue lower her rubber doll down the big ho

he wooden box that was built around the water-place, Bunny and Sue coul

ed Sue, jumping up and down in deligh

nswered. "But she can't tal

one, and she says 'Mamma' and 'Papa,' only now she's broken, inside, and s

how do you know when she li

know-that's all

. "Now it's my turn to pu

ildren were taking turns raising and lowering Sue's play-bab

it's my turn again," Sue said. "I guess she'

ome bread and ja

afterward, but Bunny either did not get a good hold

rd to him, it slipped away, and down i

cried Sue. "You've drowned