“Which way shall we go?” they whispered.
Papa Roly-Poly said, “Follow the leader, and keep a stiff upper lip. Remember whatever happens to keep a stiff upper lip.”
“That means that we must not cry,” said Freddie.
“That means that we must be brave,” said Teddie.
They rolled along the railroad track for a long way, for Papa said it must lead somewhere!
They went on all night and by morning they saw, across a meadow, a big red barn. Near it was a hay-stack.
“We will go and rest beside the hay-stack,” said Papa.
So, they went to the hay-stack and crept under the hay. Soon they were all fast asleep.
When morning came Papa and Mama Roly-Poly said they would see if they could find some breakfast. So they left the little Roly-Polys under the hay and went away.