For a big, shaggy dog had his nose down in the pail of milk, and as he looked up, at hearing Bunny's cry, he knocked the pail over, spilling what he had not taken himself.
"Oh, our milk's all gone!" cried Bunny.
"What shall we do?" asked Sue, in dismay.
CHAPTER III
THE OLD MAN
For a moment the two children did not know what to do. They stood still, looking at the dog who had just drunk the milk from the pail which they had set down in the road so they could chase the squirrel. Then Bunny, made bold by thinking of what might happen if he and his sister went home with the empty pail, thinking also of the pudding which his mother could not make if she had no milk, gave a loud cry.
"Get away from there, you bad dog!" cried the little boy. "Leave our milk alone!" and he started to run toward the shaggy creature.
"Oh, come back! Come back!" cried Sue. "Don't go near him, Bunny!"
"Why not?" her brother asked in some surprise.