The Wonderful Bed

he spoon she had stirred the hot worms with. Suddenly a whirl of white feathers flew out of the chimney, the window and the door, which the children

h went into the heap that

er of the horrid little things out again. Would y

is, of course, unless I had particularly promi

dren looked ve

ly, "what you meant when you said this"-and

he Hare cheerfully.

you s

aid was, of c

s?" Ann looked very much sho

e time you get up in the morning till the time you go to bed at night-round and round the clock, you know! No eight-hour day for me. Ah, it's a sad, sad life!" He sighed very mournfully, at the same time winking at Rudolf in such a funny way that the boy burst out laughing. "Take warning by me, young ma

nterfere with your-your business, you know. We sha'n't mind, at least we'll try not to. Whatever you say we'll believe just the opposite. It'll be a

was at a tea-party given by a friend of mine,"-here Ann put on her most grown-up manner and made her voice sound as much like her mo

a fellow on the jump, I can tell you-this social whirl. And then, when bedtime comes along and a chap ought

id not underst

n I really must get back to business. Now then, suppose

course,"

e that's not a real hare is a false hare, isn't it? So

h obliged. And now would you mind telling us where we are co

at the country round about. "I can tell you, of course," he said

id Rudolf, who was becoming rather vexed, "I

uzzy, whitish-yellow grass which tangled itself round their feet, and gave them more than one fall. Ann and Rudolf had to stop often to pick up Peter, for he was rather fat and his legs were too short to carry him along as fast as theirs did. The False Hare hurried ahead by le

on't mind. I like waiting for slow-pokes! It's nothing to me if I miss a dozen appointm

zy grass and rest a while. The False Hare bounded ahead, calling back to them "Not to hurry", but when he found he could not tease them into following, he sauntered back to meet them, looking as coo

at in there?" he asked, hi

rever, but Ann and Rudolf would not stand any more of it. They rose angrily and dragging Peter after them, continued their climb. Just as they had almost reached the top of the hill, the False Hare bounded past them with a laughing salute and a wave of his paw

med as if it would be impossible for them to climb down the face of that steep cliff to the water, but the False Hare had done it, and they determined that they must manage it somehow. After looking about carefully, they found a set of rude steps cut in the side

in his eye and looking at Ann. "What

ed when they turned to look at An

matter, Ann?

ven if we could climb up the cliff, I'd never pass that dreadful Goose's house aga

ear with the back of his paw. "No boat,"

iately, for they were beginning to understand hi

here the bushes had hidden it from their sight,