They had a very queer supper of dried potato-pie, dried apple dumpling, and dried lettuce and carrot-cake, for as nothing grows on the cold Island of the Moon, everything to eat has to be brought a long distance in airships, and it all dries up on the way.
The Island of the Moon
Chapter III
As Mr. Bunnikins-Bunny was very anxious to see the Moon King and his beautiful Palace, they all started out the next morning to visit him. At first they were told that they could not see the King, as he slept all day and was very busy all night, but finally they were invited to come to the Palace that evening, at eight o’clock.
They spent the rest of the day sleighing and seeing the island. The houses were all made of ice, and there were no trees, no flowers, not even a blade of grass. The people were so huge that they terrified the children, and Rosamund kept tight hold of her father’s paw.
No Bunnies or Squirrels had ever been seen in the Moon before, and the people admired them very much. One little giant girl cried tears as big as dollars, because she could not keep Rosamund for a plaything, and when she picked her up in her big hands to pet her, the poor little bunny was frightened almost to death. As soon as he had eaten his supper, Mr. Bunnikins-Bunny hurried off to dress for the Moon King’s Party. He tried one thing and then another, until poor Mrs. Bunnikins was quite tired out trying to help him, and thought he never would be ready in time. At last he decided to wear a beautiful blue velvet suit embroidered in gold, and a very fine green and white hat all trimmed with ostrich feathers. To keep himself warm, he had a velvet cape lined with fur, and, as a finishing touch, he wore a little gold sword. Mrs. Bunnikins advised him not to, as she was afraid it would be in his way, but Mr. Bunnikins-Bunny insisted that a sword was the proper thing to wear at Court.