“The watercourse belongs to everybody,” she declared. “I will take the boat and fetch the shoe!”
Chapter Seven
A RUNAWAY ‘BOAT’
VEVI and Connie offered to go with Hanny to recover the missing wooden shoe. They thought it odd, however, that the Mattox couple should be so strict about anyone walking on their land.
“Is it safe to go in the boat?” questioned Connie as the children walked back to the canal.
“Oh, yes, the water isn’t deep,” Hanny replied. “I will get the oars.”
She ran to the barn, returning with them in a moment. Then she untied the boat and climbed in.
All of the Brownies were eager for a ride on the canal. Hanny though, could not take everyone.
“Vevi and Connie spoke first,” she said. “So I will take them.”
The two Brownies stepped into the boat with their armful of tulip blooms. By this time the flowers had wilted a bit. Vevi dipped the stems into the canal for a moment and then put the bouquets on the bottom of the boat.