"You could make believe he was," insisted Bunny. "And if you put his paw in the water, and sort of let it dingle-dangle, a fish might bite at it."
"She," sighed Sue. "But just as if I'd let a fish bite my nice Teddy bear! Besides, I haven't got her."
"No, that's so," agreed Bunny. "Well, I guess you'll have to take a regular doll then."
"And don't you let her make believe fall into the water, either, and get her sawdust all wetted up," said Sue.
"I won't," promised Bunny.
Then the children began to get ready for their father's return with the boat, and when Sue's doll was laid out in a shady place on the grass, and Bunny's pole and line were where he could easily find them, the little boy said:
"Let's walk down to the edge of the lake, and maybe we can see daddy quicker."
"All right—let's," agreed Sue, and the two were soon walking, hand in hand, down the slope that led to the water.
"Where are you going?" called Mother Brown.
"Oh, just down to the shore," answered Bunny.