So she kindly did, but Flop was late for school. And—well, I suppose it couldn't be helped, even if he had to stay in. But on the next page, in case the mousetrap doesn't catch the cheese by the tail and make it squeal, I'll tell you about Mr. Twistytail's lost hat.
STORY XVII
MR. TWISTYTAIL'S LOST HAT
"Hey, Curly can you be out?" called Peetie and Jackie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, as they stood in front of the piggie boys' house one morning when there was no school. I forget whether it was Saturday or because the owl lady school teacher had to go and take her music lesson.
Anyhow, there was no school, and as Peetie and Jackie stood in front of the pig house and called:
"Hey, Curly! Hey, Flop! Come on out!"
"Of course we will!" cried Curly. "What are you going to do?" and he and his brother hurried with their breakfast and ran out in the yard.
"Let's play football game," suggested Jackie, "like we did the other day."
"No, let's go off in the woods and play camping out," suggested
Curly.
"Yes, that will be more fun," added Flop, and then the two puppy dog boys thought the same thing, so off to the woods they started.