“Can people take dogs or birds on a train?”
“Yes, Chicken, what did you want to know for? The dogs are usually put in the baggage car.”
“If it was just a puppy would it have to go in the baggage car?”
“Why if it was very tiny it might be carried in a covered box or basket.”
Jane subsided for several minutes then interrupted again.
“Could you put a kitty in a basket?”
“I guess so, but don’t interrupt me so much, child.” Dr. Morton replied carelessly.
“Yes, Jane, that is a very bad habit you are forming. It is not polite to break into a conversation that way—especially when older people are talking,” Mrs. Morton added impressively.
After dinner Chicken Little began to rummage. First she found a collar box with a cover. She took this to her mother and asked if she might have it. Her mother readily gave it to her, but apparently the child was not satisfied. She looked it over dubiously. “I don’t believe it could breathe,” she said to herself.
The collar box was discarded and she began another search. She finally resurrected a small covered sewing basket considerably the worse for wear, which her mother was also willing to part with.