Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's

Russ? You said it would

ven't had enough ride

I get in and

od in front of their older brother, Russ, watching

more rides?" asked

," answered Russ. "You rode so hard last time that you busted

e no one ever had the time to call him by his whole name, M

didn't," a

hair and dark eyes, as she leaned over in front of her older brother, the better

ed Russ. "And I'll give you a ride on the scoo

at opened very wide. "Don't I get a ride, Russ? And what makes the wheels make such a funny sound

xclaimed Russ. "You're always asking questions,

of their home. The attic was not as large as the attic of Grandpa Ford's house on Great Hedge Estate nor were there so many nice things in it

part of an old roller skate. This gave the scooter two wheels on either end. The wheels were not very large, nor very wide, and unless you sat right in the middle of the board of the scooter you migh

!" Russ had exclaimed, and thi

ide, for the one she had had was a short one. Mun Bun was the youngest of the s

e. And when Russ whistled, when he was making anything, you

could not think how to make them come out right and also think of a whistle-tune at the same time. But now he was all righ

" asked Mun Bun, le

k at the back wheels to see if they're

eral knots in it, and then turned the boar

she ex

e matter?"

the scooter," answ

You can have an extra ride for that." Russ wa

rgy, rubbing the elbow that had been

und them a bit loose, as string will stretch and really isn't very g

the ground, which was still frozen in places. But it was nice and warm up in the attic, and there the Bunker children were having a fine time. The attic,

more rides," said Russ, as he pu

o get on!" c

ght," called Russ. "Then y

ther end, to a far corner of the attic. From there it

d push him across the attic floor, footsteps were heard coming

oy's voi

re you

," answered Violet. "Oh, it's

nd he had the same kind of curly ha

that?" asked L

ur

it hol

old me. I had

ddie. "We can have lots of fu

t of the way!" ordered Russ. "The train'

of the scooter with Mun Bun on it. A girl with light, fluffy hair, and bright, smi

as she saw her older siste

ose! Can't she?" asked Mun B

ss. "If I could find another roller skate I'd mak

nd have 'em bump into each other and have collisions and all

r skate," said Russ. "We'll look after a wh

with his chubby hands of the edges of the board, in the middle of which he

led Mun Bun.

" exclaimed Margy.

ride back!" he cried. "Russ said he'd ride me ac

t I did. Well, h

of the attic, and was pushing the litt

a better way

at?" as

make a hill and let the scooter slide down

make a hill

in the kitchen. I'll get it. Don't you know how we used to p

member!"

" went on Laddie. "It

the ironing-boa

iolet. "I'll help you

led, and the two children st

ally went very well over the smooth floor of the attic, for the roller-skate wheels turned very easil

bump, came Laddie and V

"Now we'll put one end on a box and the other end on the floor, and we'll have a hill.

ss we can,"

rd was raised, so that it sloped down like a hill. Of course it was not a very big one, but then the Bunkers were no

and Laddie fixed the ironing-board hill in

imed Mun Bun. "

said Laddie. "It might go so fa

It's my scooter, because I made

ll!" objected Ladd

If it will hold you two boys it will be all right for us gir

at we will," said Ru

hese boxes made a level place on which to get a start. Russ and Laddie lifted the scooter up there, and g

ding to a rope, like a sled rope, by which he

y," was t

go!" cr

ironing-board hill ran the scooter, carrying Russ a

reat!" cri

claimed hi

rgy. They squealed and screamed and tried to get out of the way. But Mun Bun fell down, and Margy fell over him, and Vi fell over Margy, and Rose fell

p it!" cri

pulling on the guide ro

to knock into 'em

and Laddie were thrown off, and, for a moment, there was

wn off a trunk, and the box had some croquet balls in it

e running up the stairs. A man entered the attic, and too

I wonder if I can save any

o rescue the six little Bunker