"So have I!" declared the Calico Clown, jumping up and down. "It tells about my trousers catching fire."
"I wonder if I'll ever have a book written about me," sighed the Elephant.
"Perhaps," answered the Lamb on Wheels. "You are much larger than I, and there is a book about me. But let's have some fun, now that the children are out of the room."
"All right," agreed the Elephant. "This is like it used to be in Mr. Mugg's store after closing time. What shall we do?"
"I know what I should like to do," said the Calico Clown, as he looked at the big stuffed toy.
"What?" asked the Nodding Donkey.
"I should like to ride on the Elephant's back," went on the Clown. "All my life I have wanted a ride on an elephant's back, and I never yet had the chance."
"You shall have it now," replied the kind Elephant. "I'll come over and get you. Can you climb up? I'm pretty tall, you see."
"I'll stand on top of this toy trolley car," said the Clown.
One of Archie's presents was a toy trolley car, and by jumping up on this the Clown managed to reach the Elephant's back.