Show c J S n tale Fait q 4 MARY BONNER ACCIDENTS One accident happened after an other It didn't mm rain but Mr Todd said It would any minute n and ld Crystal fell In Inthe Inthe Inthe the brook and got all muddy mudd for the fourth time since I she had arrived and there were no more mol e c clean I 11 n clothes for her She had to be bp dressed in one olle of Teddy's sweaters and a pair pull of Mr 11 w Todds Todd's gray woolen wool en s socks 0 c k s tie tied d around her le less legs s 1 She complained t that hat t they bey scratched her buton but hut buton huton on the whole she There Were No was wag quite goad M More or e C Clean I e a n a about b o u t wearing Clothes them They had forgotten to comb out her hair the night before and it was full of knots Imos Then Cooky began to complain at nt once so that they wished they had not brought her At home they could stay away from her when she was cross but here they felt they should try to make male her hap pier She agreed about making ice cream but she thought the old stove sto was dreadful and then she said It would have to be a n pudding because there was no Ice which was something they had quite forgotten Then she had left In such stich a hurry s she e had forgotten her teeth so that she couldn't scold as well as she wanted to scold and that made her still sUII angrier The had brought her best hat with t the purple violets at the side and she shewa's was wa's angly angry because she could see that here was no place where It would be noticed Then Peter Murray was bitten by a woodchuck and they had to fix him as best they could He was really very brave But nut after a d while everything quieted down the chores were done the meals the tile taking nap the adventures ad the exploring exploring ex all took look up the time very happily Teddy was having a much better time with nith his two friends Jim and Jerry and they liked it here too But Dut now when hen everything was was goIng goIng go go- Ing lag so much better it be began an to rain Mr Todd had been been right First it rained very gently ns as ns though the raindrops wanted to see how lightly they could dance down upon the tall tan grass and the leaves of ot the trees the wild flowers lowers and the woods Then It began to rain harder as though the raindrops had sent word that they were having a party and wanted as many as possible to Join them Ada did not know quite what to do Teddy had just fixed a kite for flying flyIng fly fly- Ing but It was too rainy for for- that and she had Just promised Cr Crystal stal she could g go te around In bare feet and It was too rainy for that too and Angelina 4 Adorable did didn't n t twant want to hurt her herb G b beautiful e a aut u 11 1 ful pink velvet clothes In to Inthe Inthe the tine rain Lets play Inthe in to inthe the old b barn a I n Ada sug suggested ested So they all nIl trooped Into the time ant b barn a r I n. n The They missed the hay Cooky Began to that was in the Complain barn at home so Mr 11 Todd fixed up the old hammock but hut they couldn't swing very high in that They pla played ed seek hide for a little while but hut that wasn't much fun as It was too easy casy to find evel every on one A wretched little thou thought ht came cruDe creeping slowly but hut surely Into Adas Ada's mind She wondered If It It wa was quite as much fun away from home as she had thou thought ht It would be For a picnic or a day It was all nil allright allright r right ht but bat for a lon long lon long time She thou thought ht quite a n little now of what It was like lace at home homes I Perhaps she site told herself she wasn't quite old enough h to be a real en ad |