I am sure he wished the dog would run away and not talk to him.

But Jip wanted to play.  He thought it was fun to play with Teddy.

It was fun to pick him up and toss him into the air.

It was fun to hide him where May could not find him.

Jip picked Teddy up in his mouth and ran along through the meadow.

He ran through the meadow and into the woods.

“Bow-wow, bow-wow!” he said.

When Jip opened his mouth to bark, Teddy hopped out and fell to the ground.

Jip picked him up again.  He tossed him up in the air and then caught him in his mouth.

He shook him, and shook him, but Teddy did not say a word.

Then Jip started along the path in the woods.

“I am going to hide Teddy where May will never find him,” he said to himself.

“Then I can have him to play with every day.”

But the next minute Jip forgot all about Teddy Bear, because he saw Bobby Gray Squirrel.

Bobby Gray Squirrel wag skipping over the ground hunting for nuts.

Jip liked to play tag with Bobby, so he dropped Teddy Bear and ran after the little gray squirrel.

But Bobby saw the dog coming and skipped up into the oak tree.

He sat down on the lowest branch and began to scold Jip.

“Chatter, chatter, chatter!” he said.  “Why did you run after me?  I had just found a nut for my breakfast.”

“Bow-wow!” said Jip.  “Come down out of that tree and play chase with me.”

But Bobby would not come down and so at last Jip ran away home.

He forgot about Teddy and left him under the tree.

When Jip had run away, Bobby came down out of the tree.

He saw Teddy and ran over to speak to him.

“Good-morning,” Bobby said to the little brown bear.  “What are you doing under this tree?”

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

“My mother taught me to speak when I am spoken to,” said Bobby.

But Teddy did not speak, and so at last Bobby ran away and left him.

II

Oh, Teddy was so lonely!

He wished that he were back in the playroom with the other toys.

He thought of Jack-in-the-box, and the bright tin soldiers.

He thought of the new automobile and of all the pretty dolls.

Then at last he fell asleep and dreamed that he was back in the playroom.

All at once some one took him by the arm.

“Wake up and talk to me,” said Bunny Rabbit.  “I want some one to play with me.”

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

Bunny shook him and shook him.

“Now will you speak to me?” he said.

But Teddy Bear would not open his mouth.

“Well, well,” said Bunny.  “I don’t like to talk to you.  I will find some other playmate.”