Before the Nodding Donkey could speak in answer to this request, a voice suddenly asked:
"I say, Nodding Donkey, do you kick?"
"Kick? Of course not," the Nodding Donkey answered. "Why do you ask such a question? Who are you, anyhow?" and he looked all around.
"Hush! Don't get him started," whispered the China Cat. "It's the Policeman with his club, and if he begins to tickle you he'll never stop. Oh, here he comes now! Here comes the Policeman!"
CHAPTER V
THE LAME BOY
When the China Cat said: "Here comes the Policeman!" the Nodding Donkey, who did not know just what a policeman was, was quite curious to see who was coming. So he walked to the edge of the shelf and bent his head as far down as he could in order to see.
"Be careful! You might fall!" mewed the China Cat.