"Yep," answered her brother. "But I'm going in there and see what that noise was. It won't hurt me."
Teddy began to feel that Janet was asking so many questions in order that he might forget all about what he intended to do. And he surely did want to see what was in among the rocks.
Once more he went closer to them, and then the noise sounded more loudly than before. It came so suddenly that Teddy and Janet jumped back, and there was no doubt but what they were both frightened.
"Oh, I'm not going to stay here another minute!" cried Janet. "Come on, Ted, let's go home!"
"No, wait just a little!" he begged. "I'll go in and come right out again—that is if it's anything that bites. If it isn't you can come in with me."
"No, I'm not going to do that!" and Janet shook her head very decidedly to say "no!" Once more she looked over her shoulder.
"Well, you don't have to come in," Teddy said. "I'll go alone. I'm not scared."
Just then Janet looked across the fields, and she saw a man riding along on a pony.
"Oh, Teddy!" she called to her brother. "Here's a man! We can get him to go in and see what it is."
Teddy looked to where his sister pointed. Surely enough, there was a man going along. He was quite a distance off, but the Curlytops did not mind that. They were fond of walking.