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