As for Patter, he trotted alongside the runaway and seemed to think it was all in fun. Now and then he looked up at Bunny and Sue and barked, as much as to say:
“Why don’t you take me up there in the cart with you and give me a nice ride?”
But Bunny and Sue thought of nothing like this. Finally, as the small pony seemed to be running away faster, Sue exclaimed:
“I don’t care, Bunny Brown! I’m going to jump out! I’m not going to be runned away with and all mashed up against a tree! I’m going to jump out!”
“No, don’t do that!” begged her brother.
“I’ll have to if you don’t stop Toby.”
“I can’t stop Toby! I can’t reach the reins!” replied Bunny. “But maybe Patter can stop him.”
“How?”
“Patter can grab hold of the reins and pull back. And when Toby feels the reins being pulled back he’ll stop,” said Bunny.
“Oh, try it! Try it!” entreated Sue.