IN THE BOAT
Every one out on the porch of the bungalow jumped up on hearing Russ's cries.
"What's the matter?" asked Mother Bunker.
"What happened?" Daddy Bunker wanted to know.
"Oh, they're all loose, and one of 'em bit me," wailed Russ, and now came sounds which seemed to indicate that he was hopping about on one foot, and holding the other in his hands. And he really was doing this, as they found out afterward.
"Loose? They're all loose? What does he mean?" asked Rose.
"It's the crabs!" exclaimed Cousin Tom, as he made a run for the kitchen. "I guess some of them got out of the basket. They will do that once in a while."
Daddy and Mother Bunker, with Cousin Ruth, followed Cousin Tom to the kitchen, where Russ was still hopping about and yelling:
"Oh, they're all loose! They're all loose, and one of 'em pinched me! Oh, dear!"
"Don't cry, silly little boy!" called his mother. "A pinch by a crab can't hurt as much as that."