Mrs. Brown, who had been looking at the beautiful view of Christmas Tree Cove from the window of the bungalow dining-room, turned to Mrs. Madden when Sue's cry rang out.
"Something has happened to those children!" exclaimed Mrs. Brown. "Where are they calling from? I must go to them."
"That cry sounded as if it came from the pantry," answered the other woman. "It's just through that door," and she pointed.
As Mother Brown started for the place Sue called again:
"Please come quick! Bunny's in and he can't get out!"
"What can't he get out of?" asked Mrs. Brown.
Mother Brown pushed open the door leading into the pantry, and there she saw a strange sight. Sue was standing beside Bunny and trying to pull him out of a barrel in which he was doubled up in a funny way, almost as a clown in a circus sometimes doubles himself up to slide through a keg. Only Bunny was not sliding through. He was doubled up and stuck in the barrel.
"He's in," explained Sue, "and I can't get him out."
"And I can't get out either!" added Bunny. "I'm stuck!"
"Are you hurt?" asked his mother.