"But I want to get Sue's doll!"
Bunny himself did not care anything about dolls; he would not play with them. But he loved his sister Sue, and he knew that she was very fond of this doll, so he wanted to get it for her. That was why he was ready to jump down in the hold (as that part of the ship is called) among the flapping fish.
"I'll get her for you," said Bunker. With a long pole Bunker fished up the doll. Her dress was all wet, for there was water on the fish.
"And oh! dear! She smells just like a fish herself!" cried Sue, puckering up her nose in a funny way.
"You can take off her dress and wash it," said Bunny.
"Yes," said Sue, "I can do that, and I will." She took off the doll's dress, and then looked for some place to wash it.
"Here, Sue, give it to me," said the captain of the boat, for he knew Bunny and Sue very well indeed. "I'll soon have the dress clean for you."
"How?" asked Sue, as she gave it to Captain Tuttle.
He tied the dress to a string, and then dipped it in the water, over the side of the boat. Up and down in the water he lifted the doll's dress, pulling it up by the string.
"That's how we sailors wash our clothes when we're in a hurry," said Captain Tuttle. "Now when your doll's dress is dry, it will be nice and clean. You can hang it up here to dry, while you're watching us take out the fish."