"Maybe it has something in it," suggested Harry. "Oh, wouldn't it be funny if my dog was in it!" he cried.
"How could your dog be in it, dear?" asked his mother. "Sandy was lost on shore. How could he be out in the ocean?"
"Well, maybe, after he jumped out of our auto he went on a boat and maybe the boat sank and he got in this box, like a little boat, and now he's coming back to me," explained Harry.
"Oh, no, you mustn't hope for any such good luck as that," said his mother, with a smile. "If Sandy were in that box you would hear him barking. And, besides, that box seems to be tightly nailed or screwed shut. We'll soon see what's in it, for it is coming ashore," she added.
"Maybe it's Sandy," insisted Harry.
"I don't think there's any dog in it," Sue remarked. "But maybe there's pirates' gold."
"Maybe," assented Bunny.
"What's pirates' gold?" asked Harry.
"It's gold the robber pirates take off ships," explained Bunny. "And they put it in boxes, and then they bring it on shore and bury it in the sand, and then they make a map in red ink so they won't forget where they buried the box, and then they go off and get more gold, the pirates do."
"What makes 'em bury the gold they already have?" asked Harry.