"Oh, oh!" he said. "That is a very good secret."
Now what do you think the three rabbits saw hidden away under the bushes?
Perhaps you have guessed Mrs. Duck's secret by this time.
Yes! there was a nest full of eggs,—just the prettiest eggs you ever saw.
Mrs. Duck was very proud of them.
She let the rabbits look at the eggs for a few minutes.
"Now I must cover my eggs up," she said. "I must keep them warm."
So Mrs. Duck sat down on the nest and cuddled the eggs under her soft warm wings.
Not one egg could be seen. And Mrs. Duck sat so still that Bunny thought she had gone to sleep.