“What if he should eat us up!” whispered Freddie.
“Oh! Let’s tickle his ears,” said Teddie.
Then Humpty Dumpty began to roll, and he rolled right up on the lion’s back, and the lion never moved a bit.
He did not even roar.
What do you suppose was the matter with this lion?
He was stuffed with sawdust!
Then the Roly-Polys shouted with delight and they spied a little glass window and they all climbed up on the lion’s back and looked out.
They saw the big procession, and they were a part of it. They could see beautifully as the animals turned the corners.
First there were seven large elephants, and each elephant had a rider dressed in red velvet.
Then came seven big camels, and each one had a rider dressed in blue velvet.