“Oh, thank you!” answered the happy little rabbit, politely. “I’ll go right down to the Three-in-One Cent Store for a lollypop ice-cream cone.”
On the way he heard Squirrel Nutcracker scolding Chatterbox, his red squirrel cousin.
“What’s the matter?” inquired the little rabbit.
“Nothing but trouble,” replied the old gray squirrel. “Chatterbox tried to steal into my store house.”
“I did not!” answered the little Red Squirrel. “I only peeked in through a knot hole.”
“Let’s play a game of tag! You’re it!” shouted the bunny boy, clapping his paw on Chatterbox’s shoulder.
My, what a scamper after that! Over the fallen logs, across the Bubbling Brook and under the Old Rail Fence raced these three little people until, all of a sudden, they almost bumped into the Billy Goat Stage Coach.
“Stop! stop! I want to take a ride,
Pull in your Billy Goat Team,
I’m on my way to Turnip Town