"Yessum," promised P'rapsy. But she must have added "P'raps" inside; for she ran straight to the back yard and called to the two little girls next door.
"Yoo-hoo!" she cried. "Come on over and go wading."
A pool of water had been left in the hollow of the yard by the heavy spring rains. "Dare you!" it seemed to twinkle up at P'rapsy.
"Oo-o-o, I dassent!" cried the biggest little girl, carefully smoothing down her stiff, clean dress.
"Oo-o-o, I dassent!" echoed the littlest little girl.
P'rapsy eyed them scornfully as she took off her shoes and stockings and splashed into the pool.
"'Fraid cats!" she jeered. "'Fraid cats! 'Fraid cats! 'Fraid cats!"
The little girls watched P'rapsy in scared silence.