They had come now to what was called the "port," and there were all the great ships which had come home lately, and were waiting to go out again,—one, two, three, four, five, six, all in a row, quite quiet, and "taking their naps," as Rosy's papa said, "after all their hard work."
He lifted Rosy out first, and said that they would go and look at them, while mamma went into the shops.
Rosy was not quite sure whether she was pleased at that, because sometimes her mamma bought her very nice things, such as toys, or sugar-plums, or cakes, when she took her out shopping. But they soon found plenty to look at, and some funny men with blue coats and cocked hats amused the little girl very much. Her papa wondered why she looked at them so often; but then he did not know Rosy's grand scheme, and how she was thinking of asking nurse to dress one doll just like them. She kept this little plan quite a secret till she got back to her nurse.
It was half the fun to have a secret.
ROSY'S VISIT TO THE COWS.
HE dear, good nursey did not forget about the cows next morning, for when Rosy opened her little blue peepers there she was half dressed.