“‘What’s the use?’ replied the big rabbit man. ‘I’m so big and homely and one-toothed that nobody cares about me. All the bunny boys and rabbit girls are afraid of me, and I’ve grown so lonesome. No one comes to see me, only a friendly fly and a little black cricket.’
“‘You seem to have a kind heart,’ said the lady bunny fairy queen, although I didn’t mention before that she was a queen. But she is, just the same.
“‘Are you very lonely and unhappy?’ she asked, as the big bunny giant gave a tre-men-dous sigh.
“‘Oh, yes,’ he answered, ‘I’m so lonely that it hurts.’
“‘Now you just wait a minute,’ said the bunny fairy queen. ‘Sit down and fold your paws over your ragged waistcoat and say after me:
“‘Winky pinky lollypops,
Ice cream cones and chocolate drops.’
“So the big sorrowful Ragged Rabbit Giant sat down and repeated after her:
“‘Winky pinky lollypops,
Ice cream cones and chocolate drops.’