“But he wouldn’t bring out the stick for you to-day,” objected George.
“No, but I can make him,” said Bunny. “While I’m dressed up like a tramp, and while one of you is a clown, we’ll have a make-believe quarrel about who can make the dog bring out a stick. Then when the clown can’t, I’ll take a stick, put it inside my cap and throw the cap into the tank, and Patter will bring out my cap and the stick too.”
“Oh, say, that’s a good trick!”
“It’s a dandy!”
“It’s the best trick we ever had in a show!”
The three boys, in turn, cried these opinions to Bunny Brown, and Bunny felt rather proud of having thought of such a funny bit of work all by himself.
“Let’s try it now and see if it works,” suggested Charlie.
“Only we don’t have to dress up,” said George.
The boys ran out to the brook again, and once more tossed in sticks. As before, Patter would not bring them out. Then Bunny tossed his cap in, and the dog brought that out.
Next Bunny wrapped a stick in his cap, and threw both into the brook. Patter brought them both out.