“Stop the car,” and this made Uncle John Hare angry, for he knew that Policeman Dog wanted to arrest the Yellow Dog Tramp. So Uncle John Hare made the Bunnymobile go so fast that the Policeman Dog’s whistle fell out of his mouth.
“That’s very kind of you,” said the Yellow Dog Tramp, and he began to bark, and just then a little deer came by.
“Can you tell me if Santa Claus is around? I have a brother who helps pull his sleigh and I want to see him.”
“I guess you’re too late, my little deer,” said Uncle John Hare, “Xmas is over and Santa Claus won’t come again for another year.” And then the little deer began to cry:
“Oh, dear, it is so long to wait
’Till Xmas comes around,
What shall I do until the time
When Xmas bells will sound.”
“Jump into my Bunnymobile,” said kind Uncle John Hare. “You come home with us. I have a little barn right next to my garage where it’s nice and warm. You shall have some hay to eat.”
So the little deer jumped into the Bunnymobile and the kind old gentleman rabbit took him home, and on the next page you shall hear what happened after that.