"A tent! What a big one!"
"It's the army tent your grandfather used to sleep in when he went to camp. He let us take it. We're going to put it up and see how many it will hold."
"What for?" Bunny wanted to know. "Are you going camping? Can Sue and I come?"
"No, we're not going camping," answered Ben. "But we want this tent, and perhaps another one, bigger, for the circus we are going to give."
"Oh, are you going to have a circus?" asked Bunny.
"Well, we big boys are thinking of it," said Bunker. "You young ones gave such a good one, that we want to see if we can't come up to you. That's why we're going to put up this tent."
"We'll help," said Bunny. Then he and Sue began pulling on ropes and hauling on the ends of the white canvas, of which the tent was made. The children thought they were helping, but I guess Bunker and Ben could have done better if left alone. Still they liked the children, and did not want to send them away.
But Bunny, who had gone away from Sue, soon grew tired of pulling on the heavy ropes.
"I guess I'll come back when you have the tent up," said the little fellow. "Come on, Sue," and he looked around for his sister.
But she was not in sight.