He was out a long time, tacking something up on the front door.
When he had finished, he asked Susan to come out and get a breath of air.
They walked up and down in front of the house. Then Susan began to laugh, and then she began to sneeze, and then she laughed and sneezed together, and what do you suppose was the matter?
Bunny Cotton-Tail had put up this sign on the house,
SCARLET FEVER HERE
"Well," said Bunny, "if you don't want to go anywhere or have any one come to see you, just put up a sign like that, and see how well it will work!"
Bunny and Susan went back into the house and peeped out their front window to see how the animals would act when they saw the sign.
First came Bushy Tail, big as life, trotting along. When he saw the sign he waved his beautiful tail in the air and ran down the road as fast as his legs could carry him!
Next came Mr. Owl. He read the sign aloud, and flew away.
So all day long, animals came to ask why Bunny and Susan did not come to the fair, and all were frightened and ran away.