"Be good boys," begged Mrs. Bunker.
"We will!" promised Russ.
"And you won't spin tops and break any more windows, will you?" inquired Aunt Jo.
"Nope!" agreed Laddie. "We'll just fly kites, and they can't break windows, or do any thing else."
But you just wait and see what happens.
After Aunt Jo and the others had gone off in the car, Russ and Laddie got their paste, paper and string, and began making kites. Russ knew how pretty well, and he showed Laddie. They made kites with tails on them, as these are easier for small boys to build, though they are not so easy to fly as the kind without tails. The tails of kites get tangled in so many things.
"Now mine's done," said Russ, as he held up his finished toy.
"I wish mine was," replied Laddie.
"I'll help you," offered his brother, and he did.
The two boys were soon ready to go to a vacant lot not far from Aunt Jo's house, to fly their kites.