The teacher agreed with her that it was. “I can’t understand our mistake about those other trees,” she added, frowning thoughtfully. “When we leave the park area, I intend to stop at the caretaker’s house and talk to him about it.”
After finishing their lunch, the Brownies rested for a while beneath the rugged old tree.
“Tell us a story, Miss Gordon,” Rosemary urged, stretching lazily on the grass.
“One about fairies,” added Sunny.
“May we hear the story about the Brownies?” pleaded Veve. “The one upon which our Brownie Scout organization is based?”
The girls had heard this tale many times, but never tired of having it repeated.
So, starting off “Once upon a time in old England,” Miss Gordon launched forth into the story of how a little girl and a boy named Mary and Tommy learned to be helpful in their home.
She told of their visit to the wise old owl in the forest and their plea that he instruct them how to find the brownies who once did all the family work.
“Hoot! Hoot!” said Veve, pretending that she was the owl. “I know of two brownies that live in your house right now!”
“In my house?” echoed Connie, taking on the part of Mary, the little girl.