“Heard the news?” asked the Old Brown Horse.
“Please take me,” begged the little rabbit.
“All right, I’ll hire the Billy Goat Stage Coach to take us, and maybe a few friends,” answered Mr. Rabbit, and up he hopped to call dear Uncle Lucky on the telephone:
“Central, give me Clover Dell,
One, two, three, ring Happy Bell.”
“Hello, hello, who’s calling me?
The wire’s buzzing like a bee,”
answered the old gentleman rabbit.
“Listen, Uncle Lucky! I’m hiring the Billy Goat Stage Coach to take us all to your circus at Turnip City,” explained Mr. Rabbit.
“Well, I’ll come over with a bushel of passes,” answered the dear generous old gentleman bunny. “What time do you go?”