“Did he have long ears?” asked Pit-A-Pat, winking slyly. “Did he have a tiny stubby tail?”
“Yes, yes,” shouted Father and Mother Bun eagerly.
“Did he have a habit of running away?” asked Pit-A-Pat, looking narrowly out of her green eyes.
“Yes, yes,” shouted Old Father and Mother Bun again together.
Then the most astonishing thing happened!
Pit-A-Pat got up slowly, humped her back, and without another word walked out of the open window!
Old Mother Bun remarked:
“No use to cry for spilled milk, I see:
Pit-A-Pat played a trick on me.”
Old Father Bun said: