“I’ll show you in a minute,” George answered. Then he said to Sue: “You go down and stand opposite Bunny—on the other side of the drive, you know.”
“All right,” agreed Sue, though she did not know what it was all about.
“Now then,” went on George, “I’ll start Toby down the drive. When he has gone a little way, Bunny, you call Patter by his name. But don’t call him enough so he’ll jump off the seat.”
“What’s the idea?” Charlie asked.
“Well,” said George, “I think when Bunny, standing on the left side of the driveway calls Patter’s name, the dog will turn to him, and that will make him press a little on the left rein and Toby will go that way. Then if Sue calls Patter from the right hand side of the drive, Patter will turn to look at her, and his right paw will press on the right rein and Toby will turn that way.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea!” cried Bunny Brown.
So they tried it. First, though, when Bunny called to the dog, Patter jumped right off the seat and ran to his little master.
“No, no! You mustn’t do that!” and Bunny shook his finger at his pet.
Also when Sue called, Patter did the same thing—he jumped down off the seat. But finally they got him to remain in place, with his paws through the rope loops on the leather reins that guided Toby.
Once again they started the pony down the walk.