“What is the moral of that?” inquired Mr. Rabbit, waking from his nap.
“Why, you didn’t even hear the story,” said Mr. Thimblefinger.
“That is the reason I want to hear the moral of it,” remarked Mr. Rabbit.
“There is no moral at all,” said Mr. Thimblefinger.
“Then I’m mighty glad I was asleep,” grumbled Mr. Rabbit.
VIII.
BROTHER WOLF’S TWO BIG DINNERS.
The children said they were very much pleased with the story about the Cow with the Golden Horns. Buster John even went so far as to say that it was as good as some of the stories in the books. But Mr. Thimblefinger shook his head. He said he was very glad they were pleased with it, but he knew Mr. Rabbit was right. The story couldn’t be a very good story, because it had no moral.
“But I think it had a very good moral,” remarked Mrs. Meadows.
“What was it?” inquired Mr. Rabbit with great solemnity.