"Oh, I bumped my foot on the curbstone," answered Rose. "And now look!"
She held out the skate that was broken in two parts.
"Perhaps Russ can fix it," said Mrs. Bunker with a smile. "He makes so many things that he might mend this."
Russ took the pieces of the skate in his hand. Rose still had the other, the unbroken one, on her foot.
"I could push myself along on one skate," said the little girl, "but it isn't much fun. Can you fix it, Russ?"
Her brother shook his head.
"I don't guess anybody could fix that broken skate," he said.
"Oh, dear!" exclaimed Rose.
"But," went on Russ, "I know how to make something that you can have lots of fun with; and so can I!"
"Can I, too?" asked Laddie.