“Roll over and sneeze! Roll over and sneeze!” called Mr. Gordon.
And, to the surprise of the children, their dog did just that. He made a noise that sounded like an old man sneezing, and then he rolled over.
“Oh, how cute!” cried Sue, as Mr. Gordon gave Patter the cracker.
“That’s another trick for the show!” said Bunny, with a laugh. “Let me try to make him do it again, please, Mr. Gordon.”
“All right,” chuckled the grocer. This time he took out three crackers. “Here’s one for you, Bunny, one for Sue, and one for the dog,” he said, for Patter had quickly eaten the first cracker and was looking for more.
“Sneeze and roll over, Patter!” cried Bunny, snapping his finger on his thumb. He also held out the cracker where the dog could see it. Patter looked at it, cocked his head on one side and then he sneezed and rolled over.
“Oh, he did it for me! He did it for me!” cried Bunny in delight, as he gave the dog the second cracker.
“I guess he knows more tricks than you think,” said Mr. Gordon, while Bunny and Sue ate their crackers.
“He’s the best dog we ever had!” declared Bunny. “Though of course we loved Splash. But we haven’t got him now.”
“Let’s see, what was it you wanted, vinegar and molasses?” asked the grocer.