Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's

u! Now stand still, please, while I lo

rs, with Daddy and Mother, had arrived in a big automobile that Mr. Bunker had engaged at the steamer dock. It needed a large machine to take the whol

, first at Russ, as he was the oldest, and ending with Mun Bun, who

kissed his sister, for Aunt Jo was his sister, you r

ked so jolly that the six little Bunkers loved her at onc

ng into the hall where the Bunker family was gathered. The dog

" said Margy, as she went up to Alexis, which was the dog's name. "I di

want to love something, too," and he

Alexis is large enough for all you six little Bunkers

Alexis so bi

he's a Gr

a Great Dane

r mother. "Don't ask a

anding in the hall as if I didn't have room for you inside. Come in, make y

it's on account of war times." Russ had really eaten a big

h the war," said Aunt Jo, "but I thin

r a cat?"

r by her last name instead of her first name, as it is t

k up a riddle about her," put in Laddie

t," she said, as she opened

ask riddles until we get our

get it," said the little

nt Jo with a laugh. "I used to

on the steamer for a good riddle, and he told me this one. It's, 'What can you p

d Russ. "If you can put anything in your left

ket, and put it first in his r

addie. "'Tisn't what you can put i

e riddle again,

r right?" asked Laddie. "It's awful hard-you'll never guess i

they were too much taken up with loving the dog Alexis. Aunt Jo tried several things, but she found

ve up?" as

er, "we all give up.

bow," said the litt

t elbow?"

right elbow in your left hand, but you can't put

ake sure Laddie was right. You can easily rest your right elbow in the palm of your left hand. But try

nt Jo. "I shall have to put on my thinki

self. I know one about why don't the railroad tickets get mad when the c

e answer," agreed Aunt Jo. "And now I'll show you

he seemed to like children. And the six

ked Rose, as she held he

saw him bite an

ere he could get her if he would car

is do that?

he doll," said Aunt Jo. "Here, we will t

Margy, who were trying to see who could hug h

went on Aunt Jo, holding Sue o

, and that meant: "Yes,

ut her in some hiding-place, as you do your bones," went on Aunt Jo. Al

e," said Aunt Jo. "You may safely

d had lots of adventures," Rose said. "But I wouldn't li

Alexis," said Aunt Jo.

rooms, and their baggage was carried up s

to change our cl

ld things so we can have

t anywhere around

at Grandma Bell's, where you have been staying. True, we are near the bay, but you

fun," add

" as they called them; clothes that could not easily be soiled. Russ and Ro

unch," said Aunt Jo. "If you'll just excuse me now, I'l

id he. "We'll

up here with us

aid Miss Bunker, for that really was Aunt

e that the cook got a nice lunch

could stop and "get their breaths," as Mother Bunker said.

ife put the baggage away in the rooms they were to have

om the windows, out of which they had

n Bun?" aske

?" added h

minute ago,"

m down the hall, c

Bun! It's my turn to sp

. "You splashed him a lot, an' I'm go

children doing now

see," offered

nd of splashing water and the barking of Alexis,

me pull it! I want

d Margy Bunker d