"We could give all our pennies, but that wouldn't be enough," said little Dot.
"I know, I know!" cried Bob. "Let's give a show and have our pets for the show animals."
The children thought this was a fine plan. Miss West thought so too. She let them plan for the show.
Then she let them make tickets. Each child made two tickets. They were like the funny picture in the middle of this page.
Everyone who came had to pay for a ticket. Even the children who had pets in the show had to pay.
When the big children heard about the Pet Show they bought tickets too. Then they helped the five little friends get ready for the show.
The school yard was the show ground. The big boys made a gate for the people to come through. They made pens for all the animals. Next they printed some big signs to put on the pens. The signs were like these only much, much bigger.
+----------------+ +===========+
| THIS IS HERO | | HERE IS A |
| THE LIFE SAVER | | HAPPY CAT |
+----------------+ | FAMILY |
+===========+
+=================+
|/ THIS IS DANDY \|
| THE |
|\ TRICK PONY /|
+=================+
+-------------------+
+-----------------+ | YOU WANT TO |
| o o o o o o | | FEEL JOLLY |
| THE | | SEE GENERAL POLLY |
| LIVING AIRPLANE | | - - -o- - - |
+-----------------+ +-------------------+
At last it was the day of the Pet Show. Bob and Betty, Paul and Peggy and little Dot came early with their pets. Soon the other children came too. There were big children, and middle-sized children, and little wee children.
When they stopped at the gate who do you think the ticket man was? It was Hero with a basket in his mouth. The children dropped their tickets into the basket. They patted Hero's shaggy head and called him "Good dog" and "Brave old fellow."