THE CHILDREN HELPED AS MUCH AS THEY COULD.
Six Little Bunkers at Farmer Joel’s.
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“And tell us about the cows and chickens,” begged Laddie. “I know a riddle about—now—about a cow, only I can’t think of it.”
“Maybe it’s the cow that jumped over the moon,” joked Mr. North.
“No, it isn’t that,” Laddie answered. “Maybe I’ll think of it after a while.”
“I’d like to hear about the horses,” suggested Violet. “How many horses does Farmer Joel have and do they ever run away and did they ever run away with you and did you get hurt and are there any little horses? I don’t believe they’d run away, would they? And if a horse runs away does he run back again and——”
“Violet! Violet!” cried her mother. But the little girl had stopped herself, for she was out of breath.
“Does she often get spells like that?” asked Adam North, with a laughing look at Mrs. Bunker.
“Sometimes,” was the smiling answer. “But generally she asks her questions one at a time. I don’t know what made her take such a streak. But come, children, I want to get these flowers set out before daddy comes home. Come along.”