And lose my feather whiskers, too,”
Cried Barney Owl, all out of breath,
And frightened nearly half to death.
“I haven’t done anything with him.”
“Yes, you have,” shouted the two little rabbits.
“Of course you have,” said the elephant, “now confess.”
But Old Barney Owl answered: “No, no, no! I haven’t even seen Little Jack Rabbit!”
“Well, you come along and help us find him,” said the Circus Elephant, and off they started again, the two little bunnies ahead, then the big Elephant and Old Barney Owl.
By and by whom should they meet but Old Man Weasel. He tried not to show himself, but before the old four-footed, tip-toey thief could hide he was made to answer a lot of questions.
“What have you done with Little Jack Rabbit?” asked the big Circus Elephant.