"Yes," said Uncle Wiggily, "but my hat is a tall silk one, with holes in to let out the hot air, and the water all runs out before I can drink it."
"I'll try my cap," said the monkey boy, and he did but all the water ran out of that as soon as it was dipped up.
"Oh, what shall I do?" said Uncle Wiggily. "I am afraid I shall die of thirst, for my rheumatism hurts so that I can't walk very fast and it will take me a week to get home."
Then Jumpo thought real hard, and he suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh, I know the very thing! I will make you a paper cup."
"A paper cup!" spoke the rabbit. "One cannot drink out of a paper cup."
"I will prove it to you," said Jumpo. "Our teacher showed us how to make paper cups that would last long enough to get a good drink from."
Then the monkey boy took a piece of paper from his pad that was strapped in with his schoolbooks and he folded it and creased it and folded it again, doubling it over until he had a cute little paper cup. Then he opened it out and dipped it into the water and held it up for Uncle Wiggily to drink.
"Well, I do declare!" exclaimed the rabbit, as he drank the water. "That's fine." Then he drank some more until he had enough, and by leaning on Jumpo's shoulder he managed to walk along toward home.
Then, all of a sudden, a big black bear jumped out of the woods crying: