Part 12 (1/2)

Snubby Nose set his little alarm clock. He set it at four o'clock in the morning. He said, kissing Tippy Toes good night, ”We must get up early in the morning and make a garden for Bunny and Susan.”

CHAPTER XI

”Tinkle, tinkle” went the alarm clock next morning. Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly. He whispered to Tippy Toes, ”Get up, it is time to make the garden.”

They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella. They planted the seeds in even rows. They worked so fast, they had the garden planted and were back in bed by eight o'clock.

Grandpa Grumbles woke up next. He went downstairs and out of doors. He saw a little garden all planted in even rows. He shook his green cotton umbrella and said,

”Radishes it is time to grow, For spring has come again you know.”

_Then the most surprising thing happened!_

The radishes began to peep up and show their little green heads.

Grandpa Grumbles shook his green cotton umbrella again and said,

”Young cabbage heads, all in a row, Wake up, wake up, it's time to grow.”

The cabbages came up as big and round as you please. Then Grandpa Grumbles shook his green cotton umbrella again and said,

”Turnips come, wake up, 'tis clear Merry, merry spring is here.”

The turnips came up nodding in the suns.h.i.+ne, and Grandpa Grumbles said,

”Open green umbrella and sail away, They were magic seeds, good day, good day.”

He opened the green cotton umbrella and sailed away, and away, and away.

Bunny Cotton-Tail woke up and looked out of the window. ”My fur and whiskers, look at the garden,” he shouted.

Susan woke and looked out the window and said, ”Bless my b.u.t.tons there is a real little garden.”

Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes woke up again and said, ”Hurrah, hurrah, how fast the seeds grow! We must ask Grandpa Grumbles if they were magic seeds that he gave us.”

But Grandpa Grumbles had sailed away, and away, and away!

At that very minute the Postman brought two letters. The letters were for Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes. They were from their Mothers asking them to come home.

When Snubby Nose read his letter he cried and he screamed and he howled!

When Tippy Toes read his letter he said, ”Never mind, Snubby Nose, we can go together to the bend of the road.”

Before they had breakfast, Susan got out her rolling-pin and flour and sugar and said, ”I will make you some cookies to take with you.”

Bunny said, ”My fur and whiskers, I have two neat little baskets. I will pack them with your lunch.”

So Susan made cookies and Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes packed their little traveling bags and Bunny packed their lunches in the little baskets.