The Wonderful Bed

ed the edge of the water. "What funny, funny country!" s

squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and the

countries in the geograph

" said Peter, and he

d white striped path winding up the side of a crimson hill. This path they began to follow, and it took them by so many twists and turns that they hardly noticed the climb. When the

d to gather these, but Rudolf cried out: "Oh, look, look! Don't let's stop here. It's prettier yet farther on!" So on they ran, all three of them, over the yellow ground, over

ioned. I wonder what it reminds me of? Ruddy, do you remember that picture of Aun

eet were taking them. All at once they looked up and saw that they had come to the end of the pale blue field where it bordered on a broad brown road

esides, though these were small and tinny-looking, yet soldiers are soldiers wherever you meet them, and have an air about them which makes people feel respectful. These two handled t

l and stared, Peter wit

, so we can't give it to

ay it," whispered

. "Rudolf, he can say the whole of ''Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse'-an

," he snorted. "Head it, suspicious information: first prisoner, probably dangerou

hat," broke in Rudolf hastily.

where you are going and what you are going to do when you get there; say it, quic

" began Rudolf, stumbling over the words in his excitement, "and we-we don'

ount of himself than that had better be locked up. Spies-aha! Another of you came ashore a while ago-a glib-tongued, story-telling

a note of it in his book, "but please, sir,

cell for each prisoner, bars to the windows. Heavy chains on this gentleman in particeler,"

f an excuse to stop at a very difficult bit of spelling. "

For some time the children had been hearing the sound of music, at first faint and far-away, now growing louder and louder. The sergeant pulled them hastily to the side of the road, and bade the