The two children were very glad they had gone to tell Mrs. Gordon about the eggs, for they liked cookies.

That afternoon, when Sadie West, Helen Newton, Charlie Star and Harry Bentley came over to play with Bunny and Sue, they had to be shown the place in the hay where Sue “found” the eggs.  One of Mr. Brown’s stable men had taken out the broken shells, for he did not want them to get in the hay that the horses ate.  The inside of the eggs did not matter, for horses like them anyhow.

The children saw a hen walking around on the hay, near the place where Sue had slid into the eggs.

“I guess that’s the hen that had her nest here,” said Sadie.

“And she is wondering where it is now,” added Bunny.  “Go on away, Mrs. Hen!” he exclaimed.  “Go lay your eggs in Mrs. Gordon’s coop.”

And the hen, cackling, flew away.

“Let’s all slide down,” said Charlie Star.  “Let’s slide in the hay.”

“Oh, yes!” cried Sue.  “And maybe we’ll find some more nests.  But I don’t want to slide in any if we do find some,” she said.  “I don’t want to get this dress dirty.”

The children had great fun sliding down the hay-hill, but they found no more eggs.  They played at this for some time, and then Charlie Star called: 

“Let’s go out and climb trees!”

“Girls can’t climb trees,” objected Sadie.

“Some girls can,” answered Charlie.  “I have a girl cousin, and she can climb a tree as good as I can.  But she lives in the country,” he went on.

“Oh, of course if a girl lives in the country she can climb a tree,” Helen Newton said “But we live in a town.  I don’t want to climb trees.”

“I like it,” said Bunny Brown.  “I’m glad I know how to climb a tree, ’cause if a dog chased after me I could climb up, and he couldn’t get me.  Dogs can’t climb trees.”

“Cats can,” said Sadie.  “I saw our cat climb a tree once.”

“But cats don’t chase after you,” remarked Charlie.

“Our cat chased a mouse once,” observed Sue.  “Can a mouse climb a tree, Bunny?”

“No, a mouse can’t climb a tree,” answered Sue’s brother.  “But we fellows will go out and climb, though there aren’t any dogs to chase us.  Splash won’t, but he’ll play tag with us.”

“Well, if you are going to climb trees, we’ll play dolls,” said Sue.  “Come on,” she added to her two little girl friends.  “We’ll get our dolls, and have a play party.”

Sadie and Helen, who did not live far away, ran home and got their dolls.  Sue brought out hers, and the girls had a nice time on the shady side of the porch.  Mrs. Brown gave them some cookies, and some crackers, which were cut in the shapes of different animals, and with these, and some lemonade in little cups, Sue and her chums had lots of fun.

Bunny, Charlie and Harry went to the back yard, where there were some old apple trees, with branches very close to the ground, so they were easy to climb.  Bunny had often done it, and so had his two little boy friends.