She took them into a restaurant and let them order ice cream and cake.
Healthy Bunny was in such a hurry to taste his ice cream and Pretty Bunny was in such a hurry to taste her cake that they began to eat before Aunt Etiquette had put on her gold rimmed spectacles, and she said quietly,
“To keep good manners at the table,
Just wait to start ’till all are able.”
The Bunnies now waited until Aunt Etiquette was ready to eat too, and they said they were glad to learn so many little things in a pleasant way.
When they arrived home at last, Pretty Bunny drew a picture of a side walk and wrote below it every rule of street manners she could remember.
Healthy Bunny made a little song and sang it to the tune of “Twinkle Little Star.”
“When you’re walking on the street,
Be polite to all you meet;
When you’re grown you’ll not regret