The landlord was quite hurt that they did not like his fine rooms, but to please them, he at last promised to put some beds on his ceiling, which they called a floor.
After a good dinner, they went out to walk, and everywhere they saw the most curious sights. All the houses and shops were built upside down, and many of the people walked that way.
They were good-natured, fat little dwarfs, with big heads, long black hair, and small, bright eyes. They wore very gay clothes,—red, blue, and yellow being their favorite colors,—and Mr. Bunnikins’s fine hat and beautiful clothes were immensely admired. In fact the people crowded so closely about the Gray-Squirrels and the Bunnikins-Bunnies and admired them so much, that at last Mr. Bunnikins became frightened, and hurried them all back to the hotel.
Back to Earth
Chapter VIII
In the middle of the night, Mr. Gray-Squirrel woke up to find Mr. Bunnikins-Bunny in his blue-and-white nightcap, standing by his bedside, with a lighted candle in his paw.
“What is the matter?” asked Mr. Gray-Squirrel, sitting up in bed.