“Up walked Old Foxy-Lox”
Up walked Old Foxy-Lox, tapping on the window pane.
Foxy-Lox asked for cookies and honey, but Old Mother Bun would not let him in.
He went off, shouting:
“I saw the Runaway Rabbit to-day,
And as usual he was running away.”
“Call him back! Call him back!” called Old Father Bun, who had waked up in time to hear Foxy-Lox shout.
Mother Bun shook her head as she counted her silver spoons, saying:
“Though it may seem to you absurd,