Ellen could not help laughing at that.
"He painted all our dolls, too," said Fatty, "and almost spoiled them."
"Have you dolls?" cried Ellen in surprise.
"Oh, yes, indeed. I'll show them to you," and Thumbie ran into the house to get them. When he brought them out Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen. They were little wooden pigs just like the real pigs themselves only very small. But they were painted in the funniest way. One was bright purple with a yellow nose, and one was pea-green with red legs, another was sky-blue spotted all over with pink, and the other two were just as funny-looking.
After Ellen had looked at them she asked, "Did the goat paint them that way?"
"Yes, he did, and I think it's real mean." It was Middling who answered.
"What are some of the other tricks he plays?"
Middling thought awhile. "I don't remember any more."