"What are you going to do?" asked Dick.
"Put up a tent and have a show," Herbert answered. "You can bring your White Rocking Horse, and Arnold can bring his Bold Tin Soldier. If Dorothy wants to, she can bring her Sawdust Doll, Mirabell can bring her Lamb of Wheels, and my sister Madeline can bring her Candy Rabbit."
"That'll be a fine show!" cried Dick.
The two little boys hurried back to Herbert's house, and told his mother what they were going to do. Herbert showed his mother the Monkey he had found in the meadow, and Dick hurried over to his house to get his Rocking Horse, and to tell his sister about the show.
"What can I make a tent of?" asked Herbert.
"Oh, I think I can let you take some old sheets," said his mother, "and you can hang them over the clothesline in the yard. That will make a nice little tent for your show."
"Yes, that will be fine," said Herbert. "Thank you, Mother."
He carried his Monkey into the house and put him on a table, where Madeline was sitting, playing with her Candy Rabbit.
"Watch my Monkey so he doesn't jump away, will you, please?" asked Herbert of his sister, laughing and pretending his toy was alive.
"What are you going to do?" asked Madeline.