“Sometime when you run away come and see me.”

Just then Jack opened the gate and out jumped Bunny!  Jack was so frightened that he dropped Whitie’s supper on the ground.

He looked around to see what had flashed by him so quickly.

But Bunny was out of sight!

He did not stop or look around until he was safe in his own home.

“Where have you been?” asked Mother Rabbit.  “I thought you were lost.”

“I thought so, too,” said Bunny.

“I went to visit the white rabbit who lives in a little house under the apple tree.

“And then Jack came and shut the gate and I could not get away.”

“Oh, Bunny, Bunny!” said Mother Rabbit.  “I thought you were too wise to get caught in a trap.”

“I am now,” Bunny answered, and he ran out to have a game of tag with Billy and Bobtail.

TEDDY BEAR

I

Teddy Bear lay on the grass in the meadow.

He lay there all day and he lay there all night.

Baby May had dropped him there and forgotten all about him.

So the little brown bear lay on the soft grass in the meadow.

Blacky Crow flew over the meadow and called to the bear.

“Caw, caw!” he said.  “What are you doing here?”

“I thought you liked to stay in the playroom with the rest of the toys.”

Of course Teddy did like to stay in the playroom.

But if May dropped him in the meadow how could he get back to the house?

Mrs. Duck and all the little ducks waddled along the path that led to the brook.

“Quack, quack!” said Mrs. Duck.  “Look here, look here!  Where did you come from?  What are you doing in this meadow?”

[Illustration:  “Quack, quack!  Where did you come from?”]

Teddy stared at the duck with his little black eyes, but he did not say a word.

Perhaps he did not like to tell her that May had forgotten all about her little playmate.

“Quack, quack!” said Mrs. Duck.  “I teach my children to speak when they are spoken to.”

Teddy just stared and stared, but he did not say a word.

“Very well,” said Mrs. Duck, “I will go to the pond and see Mr. Green Frog.

“I will ask him if he knows who you are.”

So off to the pond waddled Mrs. Duck, and all her children waddled after her.

“Bow-wow!” barked Jip as he ran through the meadow.

“I am trying to find some one to play with me.

“I wish I could find Bunny Rabbit.  I should like to have a game of chase with him.”

Just then Jip saw Teddy Bear.

“Bow-wow-wow!” he said.  “What are you doing in this meadow?

“I thought you lived in the playroom.”

Teddy Bear stared at Jip with his little black eyes, but he did not say a word.