“Bow-wow, bow-wow!” said Jip.  “I will play with you, Bunny.”

But when Bunny heard Jip coming along the path he forgot all about playing.

He hopped off down the path as fast as he could go.

He did not look around once to see where the dog had gone.

Jack came along the path with Jip.  When he came to the tree he saw Teddy Bear lying on the ground.

“Why, Teddy,” he said, “how did you get away out here all alone?”

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

“Bow-wow, bow-wow!” barked Jip.  He was trying to tell Jack that he put Teddy under the tree.

But Jack did not listen.

He just picked Teddy up in his arms and carried him back to the house.

He took the little brown bear up to the playroom.

May was sitting on the floor playing with her dolls.

Teddy was so happy to get back home that he jumped out of Jack’s arms.

“Oh, oh!” cried May.  “You dropped poor Teddy Bear.”

She picked Teddy up and gave him a great bear hug.

“Why did you run away from me?” she asked.

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

He just stared at everything in the playroom, and thought of the story he would tell his friends about his day in the woods.

BOBBY’S PARTY.

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Bang, bang, bang!

Snap, snap, snap!

All day long Bobby Gray Squirrel hid in his nest because he did not like the noise.

He poked his nose out once or twice to see what was the matter.

But each time he heard a loud bang, snap!

Then he jumped back in his nest to hide.

All day long he lay there and listened.  And all day long the children played with their fire-crackers.

Fourth of July is fun for boys and girls.

But it is not so much fun for rabbits and squirrels.

At last it was quiet.

Bobby had not heard a sound for a long time.

So he peeped out of his door once more.

The sun was not shining now.  The big round moon was looking down to see if all the children were in bed.

He was looking to see if all the rabbits and squirrels were in bed, too.

Bobby saw the moon and then he skipped back into his house once more.

“Oh, dear me!” he said to himself.  “I am hungry.  But I must wait until the sun comes up again.

“I am afraid I could not find anything to eat by the light of the moon.”

Bobby went to sleep and the next time he opened his eyes it was morning.

He jumped up and ran out of doors.

He ran down the branch of the oak tree and off through the woods.

“Good-morning,” Bunny called to him, as he ran past the three rabbits who were eating clover for breakfast.