“So it does, so it does,” cried the little lady, as she stood on her tip toes and carefully read the label on the bottle.
“You see I’m right, don’t you?” asked the Turk. “The Doctor told me to read carefully what it said on the bottle, and to bring about three doses. It says one teaspoonful is a dose for children, so we’ll take about three spoonfuls.”
“But that does seem an awful lot of medicine,” said the Lady of Fashion doubtfully.
“It makes no difference,” announced the Turk, “I’m going according to directions.”
The Teenie Weenies poured out three spoonfuls of the syrup, which filled half an English walnut shell.
“Mercy on us,” cried the Doctor, when he saw the Teenie Weenies carrying the heavy load of syrup up the walk to the shoe house, “you don’t bathe in cough syrup.”
“Well,” muttered the Turk, “I went according to directions.”
“The directions are all right for big children,” laughed the Doctor, “but ours are Teenie Weenie children.”
“Oh, my,” exclaimed the Turk. “I never thought of that!”