Old Aunt Etiquette said,
“Pretty Bunny, please explain,
Did you exchange checks on the train?”
Aunt Etiquette thought of this, for she had once done the same thing when she was a little girl. Then Pretty Bunny explained the whole matter, and Aunt Etiquette said they would try to find Bunny Brag for he had her suit-case, of course!
Aunt Etiquette was a cheerful person and remarked,
“We will learn from a mistake,
Another one we will not make.”
Aunt Etiquette then explained that it was important to keep your own ticket and check on a train, and that though the checks looked alike they had different numbers upon them and each check belonged to its own suit-case.
When bed time came, Aunt Etiquette tucked Pretty Bunny up in one of her own nighties, though it was miles too big, and she kissed her, saying,
“Trouble now we will not borrow;