"I'm so disappointed!" cried the little girl. "I thought there might be a bright penny inside."
"Are you sure there isn't?" asked Puss, sympathetically. "Do you want a penny very much?"
"Yes," replied the child.
"Well, here's one," replied Puss, thrusting his paw into his pocket and bringing out a bright penny. Leaning down from his horse, he handed it to the little maid.
"What are you going to buy with it?" he asked.
"Peppermint stick," she answered. "Peppermint stick with red rings all around it."
"That sounds pretty nice," said Puss. "Where's the candy shop?"
"Just over there," she replied, pointing to a small shop on the opposite side of the street.
"Let's go in," suggested Puss, dismounting and tying his Good Gray Horse to the hitching post.