"How?" asked Bunny.
Sue thought for a minute. Just then the old big rooster strutted past the porch.
"He would make a good ockstritch, Bunny," said Sue. "He has nice long tail feathers. Can you catch him?"
"Maybe," hesitated Bunny. "Oh, I know what I'll do!" he exclaimed. "I'll get the clothes line for a lasso, and I'll pretend to be a Wild West cowboy. Then I can lasso the rooster and make an ostrich of him."
"Oh, fine!" cried Sue, clapping her hands. The rooster, who did not in the least guess what was going to happen to him, flapped his wings and crowed loudly.
CHAPTER XI
PRACTICE FOR THE CIRCUS
Bunny Brown took a piece of clothes line that hung down from one of the posts. He was sure his grandma or his mother would not want this end, so he could take it.
"Anyhow, it isn't wash-day," said Bunny to Sue, "and as soon as I lasso the rooster I can put the line back again. I can tie on what I cut off."