"No'm," Bunny answered.
"Is it yours?" went on Miss Bradley.
"Well, I have some pet alligators home," Bunny admitted. "Half of 'em's Sue's. We got one of 'em down South, and Daddy bought the rest. But I didn't bring any to school. If you let me look I can tell if it's mine or Sue's."
"I'll help!" offered Charlie Star. "I know Bunny's alligators, too!"
"No, let Bunny manage his own pets," said the teacher. "Come here, Bunny, and see what really is in your desk. I can't understand how an alligator would get in there if you didn't bring it."
Bunny opened his desk cover, the other boys wishing they had his chance to "show off" this way right in the school room. Bunny looked inside and then laughed.
"Yes," he said, "it's Judy, the littlest alligator. She won't hurt anybody."
"But how did it get to school?" asked Miss Bradley.
"It's in my big pencil box," Bunny answered. "I brought my pencil box to school this morning, but I didn't open it and——"
"Teacher! Teacher! I know!" exclaimed Sue, raising her hand to show that she had something to tell.