Delight made a beautiful picture in a filmy, lacy white frock, and a big blue bow on her golden curls.
"Hello, Flossy Flouncy!" cried King, and this broke the ice, and made it easier for Delight than a more formal greeting would have done.
"Hello, Old King Cole!" she responded, and then a number of other people came, and a general hubbub of conversation ensued.
"This is an animal party," said Mr. Maynard, when all the guests had arrived. "Now where were the most animals ever gathered together?"
"In the circus!" cried one boy, and another said, "In the menagerie."
"Try again," said Mr. Maynard; "not right yet!"
"Hippodrome," shouted somebody, and "zoo!" cried somebody else, but to each Mr. Maynard shook his head.
"Go farther back," he said; "what was the first collection of animals in the world?"
And then Delight thought what he meant, and cried out, "Noah's Ark!"
"Of course!" said Mr. Maynard. "That's the place I meant. Well, then, here's an ark for each of you, and you can each play you're Noah."