“Tum tum tum, oh, Tiddle I oh!
I am quite happy in the snow.
Or if it rains I do not care,
For I’ve a rubber hat to wear.
And if you’ll give to me your goat,
I’ll give to you my nice white coat!”
CHAPTER XVI
TRYING TO EARN MONEY
The Curlytops were so surprised they did not know what to do. Even Trouble just sat in Jan’s lap and stared at the funny fat man, who, after he had finished the song, reached somewhere inside his wagon, and pulled out a freshly-ironed white coat, like those worn by men in a barber shop.
This coat the fat man put on, taking off the one he had been wearing, which, Ted saw, had some black streaks on it, so that it was not entirely clean.
“Oh, ho!” cried the fat man. “Now I am ready for waffles! So you won’t sell me your goat, nor trade him for my coat? Well, maybe it is better so, and I need my clean coat to wear as I bake the waffles. Oh, ho!”