“‘Send three of the Spekkums and let Frisky Spekkum be one of the three. I will see the schoolma’am.’
“The schoolma’am said that she would teach three of the Spekkums to behave if they would go to the school well dusted in meal bag powder, as she herself always did. Their mother said she would attend to that and three of the Spekkums were sent to school and Frisky Spekkum was one of the three.
“The schoolma’am took them by themselves and talked to them seriously. She then placed them in a row and said: ‘Rule first! Sit straight; tails down; noses up; ears flat; paws hanging!’
“They did so, but Frisky Spekkum did not sit as straight as the others.
“‘Rule second! All stand. Ears up; tails up!’
“They did so, but Frisky Spekkum sat down before she was told to. ‘If you can’t mind,’ said the schoolma’am, ‘I’ll have no more to do with you,’ and turned away with a scowl.
“‘O, do have something to do with me!’ cried Frisky Spekkum, and stood quickly on her feet.
“‘I will if you will be good,’ said the schoolma’am, and turned back with a smile, and went on with the rules. ‘Rule third! Sit straight; ears up; noses down; paws up!’
“They did so, though Frisky Spekkum would not hold her paws as high as the others; and she frisked and caused the others to frisk.