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See - https://archive.org/details/runawaybunny00smit - - - - - -THE RUNAWAY BUNNY - - - * * * * * * - -Books by LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH - - - Bear and Bunny Book, The - Bunny Boy and Grizzly Bear - Bunny Bright Eyes - Bunny Cotton-Tail Junior - Candy-Shop Cotton-Tails, The - Children’s Favorite Stories - Circus Book, The - Circus Cotton-Tails, The - Cotton-Tail First Reader, The - Cotton-Tail Primer, The - Cotton-Tails in Toyland, The - Drills and Plays for Patriotic Days - Games and Plays - Hawk-Eye, An Indian Story Reader - Language Lessons from Every Land - Little Bear - Little Eskimo - Merry Little Cotton-Tails, The - Mother Goose Stories - Primary Song Book - Roly-Poly Book, The - Runaway Bunny, The - Seventeen Little Bears - Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes - Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail, The - Three Little Cotton-Tails - - Published by - A. FLANAGAN COMPANY - CHICAGO - - * * * * * * - - -THE RUNAWAY BUNNY - -by - -LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH - -Illustrated by Dorothy Dulin - - - - - - -1923 -A. Flanagan Company -Chicago - -Copyright, 1923, by A. Flanagan Company. - -Printed in the United States of America - - - - - CONTENTS - - -Chapter I - -TIME TO RUN AWAY 7 - - -Chapter II - -THE HUNGRY RABBIT 20 - - -Chapter III - -A LOAD OF EASTER EGGS 35 - - -Chapter IV - -MOTHER BUN’S VISITORS 48 - - -Chapter V - -THE ANIMALS’ FOURTH OF JULY 58 - - -Chapter VI - -THE COUNTY FAIR 66 - - -Chapter VII - -THE BUNNY SCHOOL 77 - - -Chapter VIII - -THE TELL-THE-TIME RABBIT 88 - - -Chapter IX - -THE THANKSGIVING DINNER 101 - - -Chapter X - -CHRISTMAS AT MOTHER BUN’S 112 - - - - -[Illustration: “A very old Rabbit peeped out” (Page 35)] - - - - - Chapter I - TIME TO RUN AWAY - - - The Runaway Rabbit has formed the habit - Of running away, I see. - Oh, Runaway Rabbit, please form the habit - Of staying awhile with me. - - -The Runaway Rabbit sat on the doorstep of his own little house, saying, -“By my cottontail, it is time for me to run away!” - -He took out his little brown traveling bag and packed it full. - -[Illustration: “Packed it full”] - -He was in such a hurry to run away that he did not even stop to clear -off his breakfast table. He did not even stop to wind his clock or lock -his front door! - -Hippety-hop, lippety-lop, he went down the path, carrying his little -brown traveling bag. - -“Where are you going?” asked the Whistling Wind. - -“Where are you going?” asked the Smiling Sun. - -To them both, the Runaway Bunny replied: - - “Oho! I’m happy to have such fun; - It’s such a pleasure to run and run!” - -He did not tell anyone where he was going. Many years ago he had made up -his mind that some day he would run away and visit his grandparents. - -Now wasn’t it funny? At this very minute Old Mother Bun was saying: - - “My old legs get so stiff; it’s funny! - I wish I had a little Bunny!” - -She wanted a little Bunny to travel up and down the cellar stairs for -her. - -At this very minute Old Father Bun was saying: - - “I would pay a mint of money - If I had a visiting Bunny!” - -He wanted a little Rabbit to bring in wood and water. - -[Illustration: “Took out her field glasses”] - -Suddenly, without any warning whatever, Old Mother Bun took out her -field glasses. And as she looked out of the window she remarked, “I -think I see a little figure away over in the field coming this way very -fast!” - -Old Father Bun put his long ears close to the window to listen. - -He had wonderful hearing, and he said, “I think I hear the far-off -patter, patter, patter of little feet. Some one is coming. He should be -here in five minutes.” - -[Illustration: “Father Bun took out his watch”] - -Father Bun took out his watch and kept looking at it, while he went -outdoors to wait. He had not long to wait, for the Runaway Bunny soon -came in sight. He cried: - - “I’m the Runaway Bunny. I’ve come all the way - To say, ‘How do you do?’ and wish you good day.” - -He set down his traveling bag and kissed his grandparents. - -Old Mother Bun said, “You are our own dear grandson.” - -Father Bun said, “Come right inside, my dear.” - -The Runaway Bunny was glad to sit down by the kitchen stove and eat -cookies as fast as Old Mother Bun took them out of the oven. - -Now he had heard the old Rabbits wishing before he had entered the -house. So he went pitter, patter, clitter, clatter, down to the cellar -and brought up a great green cabbage. He put it into a chopping bowl and -chopped it up for dinner. - -Then he went pitter, patter, clitter, clatter, down to the cellar and -brought up many other good things. - -Old Mother Bun said: - - “You are such a little treasure, - To keep you here will be a pleasure.” - -[Illustration: “The Runaway Bunny winked one eye”] - -At this the Runaway Bunny winked one eye; for he never stayed anywhere -very long. - -He had formed the habit of running away. - -He next went with a hop and a skip and a bound, and brought in wood and -water. - -Old Father Bun was delighted. He said: - - “I swear, by my long and floppy ears, - I will keep you here for years and years!” - -[Illustration: “Opened his traveling bag”] - -The Runaway Bunny looked cross-eyed; but he had a merry time all day. - -He said, “Grandmother Bun, what a fine pantry you have!” and -“Grandfather Bun, what a fine garden you have! Will you take me riding -in your wheelbarrow?” - -When evening came he and his grandparents popped corn. And when it was -bedtime the Runaway Bunny opened his traveling bag and brought out a -brand new nightcap for Old Mother Bun and a brand new pipe for Old -Father Bun. - -They said: - - “We love you so, we’ll keep you, honey. - Please say you’ll live with us, little Bunny.” - -The Runaway Bunny coughed politely and took his little brown traveling -bag and went pitter, patter, clitter, clatter, upstairs. - -He put on his little white nightcap and night robe. - -[Illustration: “Tucked him up snug and warm”] - -Old Mother Bun tucked him up snug and warm in bed, and Old Father Bun -sang: - - “Tra, la, la, la! To sing’s a habit. - Pleasant dreams, dear little Rabbit!” - -When the little fellow was asleep, Old Mother Bun said: - - “I hope he will stay a year and a day, - I think he forgot about running away.” - -Old Father Bun remarked: - - “If he stays through one night, all will be well, - But in Rabbit Land you never can tell.” - -In the morning the Runaway Bunny was gone! - -He left his little brown traveling bag, so it looked as though he -intended to come back some time. He also left a polite note to thank his -grandparents for their kindness. - - * * * * * - - Now if you really want to know - Where the Runaway Bunny will go, - Just take this book and read and read; - You’ll have a lively time, indeed! - -[Illustration: The Bunny] - - - - - Chapter II - THE HUNGRY RABBIT - - - The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; - He was hungry as could be. - Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop - And take a bite with me? - - -The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it. And, -though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail! It seems -to be time for something to eat.” - -He decided to ask the first animal he met for some breakfast. - -He went hopping and skipping along until he met Pit-A-Pat, the Cat. He -told her how very hungry he was. - -[Illustration: “Told her how very hungry he was”] - -She said, “Come home with me and I’ll give you a saucer of milk.” - -The Runaway Bunny replied: - - “I don’t drink milk, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -Then he whispered to Pit-A-Pat that he wished he had stopped for Old -Mother Bun’s breakfast, and he went hopping down the path. - -Pit-A-Pat remarked, “I ought to have asked who Mother Bun is. I might -want to know some day.” - -My, how hungry the Runaway Bunny was! By and by he met Rough Coat, the -old tramp dog, and asked him for a tiny bite of breakfast. - -[Illustration: “By and by he met Rough Coat”] - -Rough Coat said, “If you come with me I will give you a fine bone I -buried last week.” - -The Runaway Bunny bowed politely and said: - - “I can’t eat bones, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -“What are you running away for?” asked Rough Coat. - -But the little fellow was in too much of a hurry to stop to answer him. -He could not forget how hungry he was. - -He sang: - - “The Runaway Bunny is sad, you see, - For he is hungry as he can be.” - -A wise old owl in the tree overhead, who said his name was Who-Who, -offered the Rabbit a juicy bat. - -But the Runaway Bunny replied: - - “I can’t eat bats, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -He went on hippety-hop, hippety-hop, until he met Old Brother Bear, who -offered him a taste of honey. - -Now Old Brother Bear loved honey. So he was relieved when the Runaway -Bunny replied: - - “I can’t eat honey, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -He went on his way, singing about Old Mother Bun’s coffee and rolls and -doughnuts. - -He sang: - - “Oh, the best things to eat for a Bunny on the run - Are the rolls and the doughnuts of our Grandmother Bun.” - -Next he met Foxy-Lox, that sly old fellow! The Runaway Bunny fairly -shouted: - - “My fur and whiskers! I have to shout, - I’m so hungry I don’t know what I’m about.” - -Foxy-Lox crept up very, very close and whispered in the Runaway Bunny’s -right ear: - - “Hungry for carrots and everything nice, - I can supply you in just a trice.” - -Then Foxy-Lox, that crafty old fellow, crept up and whispered in the -Runaway Bunny’s left ear: - - “Hungry for cabbage and vegetables green, - You’re the hungriest Bunny I’ve ever seen.” - -No wonder the Runaway Bunny was hungry. No breakfast, no dinner, no -supper! - -Foxy-Lox said: - - “Come with me into my den, - My children are little gentlemen.” - -The Runaway Bunny followed him, muttering: - - “At the home of good Old Mother Bun, - There are plenty of meals for everyone.” - -They went along until they came to the den. - -There was a table set with carrots and cabbage and tender green -spring-flower shoots and everything else, in fact, that a hungry Bunny -would like to eat. - -[Illustration: “Waiting their turn to be served”] - -Sure enough, the six little Foxy-Loxies sat like little gentlemen round -the table, waiting their turn to be served. - -Old Foxy-Lox invited the Runaway Bunny to eat a good square meal. - -Nodding his head in the direction of the visitor, he whispered to his -little Foxes: - - “You will make a meal, ’tis true, - Then we’ll make a meal of you!” - -The Runaway Bunny had sharp ears. He began to twitch them nervously to -and fro. - -He could not hear what Old Foxy-Lox was whispering about. But he thought -the old fellow was up to some mischief. So he said: - - “I won’t eat cabbage, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -Then he looked at the carrots and said: - - “I won’t eat carrots, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -Then he waved his paw toward the table of tempting things. - -And he shouted: - - “I won’t eat at all, though you think it funny; - I am a peculiar Runaway Bunny.” - -Then he gave one bound and was out of the den before Foxy-Lox could wink -an eyelash. - -His talkative little ticking Watch made this remark: - - “We don’t care how hard the climb; - Friend Bunny, you got out just in time!” - -The Runaway Bunny was thinking hard again, “No breakfast, no dinner, no -supper!” He sat down on a log to think. - -Pitter, patter, clitter, clatter, came the sound of two little feet. And -another Bunny stood in the path before him. - -This new friend now said: - - “I went to the side show and took in money, - So you may call me a wee Circus Bunny.” - -[Illustration: “Then he stood on his head”] - -Then he stood on his head and did several circus tricks, as cunning as -could be. At any other time the Runaway Bunny would have laughed. But he -only said mournfully: - - “The world is large, the world is wide, - And I am empty quite—inside!” - -The Circus Bunny said: - - “We’re very near a garden plot, - We shall find a good meal, like as not.” - -[Illustration: “They had a fine meal”] - -They went hippety-hop until they came to the garden. Here they ate the -tops of some early spring flowers and some bits of tender lettuce. They -had a fine meal before they were through with it. The Circus Bunny said: - - “Let’s live in the garden a night and a day. - There’s plenty of lettuce; come, what do you say?” - - But the Runaway Bunny was off with a hop, - With his ears and his tail going flippety-flop. - The surprised Circus Bunny remarked, “That is funny! - That rabbit is surely the Runaway Bunny.” - - - - - Chapter III - A LOAD OF EASTER EGGS - - -As the Runaway Bunny hopped along, it began to rain very hard. - -He heard a voice singing: - - “I like the thunderstorm and rain; - Just why I do I can’t explain.” - -The voice came from a wee house in the woods. The Runaway Bunny stopped -and knocked politely at the door. - -His little heart went thump, for he did not know what he should find -inside. - -The door opened a little and a very old Rabbit peeped out and said: - - “I am Old Mother Give-Away; - And now, sir, what have you to say?” - -The Runaway Bunny hung his head, for he had never been generous enough -to give away anything in all his life. But as the rain was falling fast, -he wanted to go in and dry his fur and whiskers. - -So he said: - - “May I do any errands for you today? - I like to travel away, away.” - -In answer to this, the door was opened wide and he hopped inside. - -My, what a wonderful sight he saw! - -There were Easter eggs on the table and Easter eggs on the floor, Easter -eggs on the window-sill and Easter eggs in baskets! They were painted in -gay colors—red, blue, and gold. - -Old Mother Give-Away said: - - “A messenger I thought I’d borrow; - You may help me take the eggs to-morrow.” - -[Illustration: “Painting piles and piles of Easter eggs”] - -Then she told him how she and Father Give-Away had spent many days -painting piles and piles of Easter eggs. - -She said she wanted every Rabbit in the world to have an Easter egg on -Easter morning. She wanted the eggs well hidden, so it would be fun to -hunt for them. - -[Illustration: “Splashing the colors upon them”] - -She went on painting the eggs, dashing and splashing the colors upon -them. The Runaway Bunny planned where he would hide the Easter eggs in -every wee house he visited. - -He thought he would put them back of books and in vases and back of -clocks and in cups and bowls and baskets. There are so many good places -to hide wee Easter eggs. - -By and by the two Bunnies curled up on the rug and fell asleep. - -Very early next day the Runaway Bunny woke up. - -He said: - - “May I start with the Easter eggs today? - Please let me go, Mother Give-Away.” - -To his surprise Old Mother Give-Away answered, as though she were half -asleep: - - “Speak to the Rubbers on the floor; - They’ve heard that question asked before.” - -The Runaway Bunny laughed and slipped four little Rubbers on his four -little feet to keep them dry, this misty, moisty morning. - -Then he asked again: - - “May I start with the Easter eggs to-day? - Please let me go, Mother Give-Away.” - -Then the Rubbers piped up to answer him: - - “Ask the Umbrella in the hall; - It may not answer you at all.” - -[Illustration: “The Umbrella was in a very good humor”] - -The Umbrella was in a very good humor and, as the Runaway Bunny opened -it, said: - - “Ask the Raincoat what he will say - About going out on a rainy day!” - -The Runaway Bunny chuckled as he slipped on the Raincoat that hung on a -nail. - -He asked as before: - - “May I start with the Easter eggs to-day? - Please let me go, Mother Give-Away.” - -The Raincoat replied: - - “Ask the Rain Cap; perhaps he’ll explain - Why we’re happy when we hear the rain.” - -The Runaway Bunny knew they were happy to get out in the rain. But he -asked again: - - “May I start with the Easter eggs to-day? - Please let me go, Mother Give-Away.” - -The Rain Cap replied: - - “Ask the Wheelbarrow, for he knows - The home into which each Easter egg goes.” - -Then the Runaway Bunny ran out into the yard and said to the -Wheelbarrow: - - “Let’s start with the Easter eggs to-day; - Come, Mr. Wheelbarrow, what do you say?” - -And the Wheelbarrow said, “I am ready to start this very minute.” - -[Illustration: “About 246 Easter eggs in the Wheelbarrow”] - -Then Mother Give-Away came out and helped the Runaway Bunny pile about -246 Easter eggs in the Wheelbarrow. She covered them well to keep them -dry. - -The Runaway Bunny remarked: - - “Now I should call this perfect fun, - If I’d had breakfast with Grandmother Bun.” - -“Who is Grandmother Bun?” asked Old Mother Give-Away. - -The wind whistled so hard that the Runaway Bunny did not hear the -question. But he went rolling the Wheelbarrow merrily along, singing: - - “Perhaps you may think it very funny - That I should be called an Easter Bunny.” - -[Illustration: “He left eggs at every Rabbit house”] - -He left eggs at every Rabbit house he passed, and by and by the -Wheel-barrow was empty. - -He left it in the road and went hippety-hop along, singing: - - “I wish you all a glad Easter Day. - I’m running away! I’m running away!” - - - - - Chapter IV - MOTHER BUN’S VISITORS - - - Said Mother Bun, “You may think it funny, - But I miss my little Runaway Bunny.” - -Old Father Bun thought a long time before speaking. - - Then said Father Bun, “Would it be wise, - In all the papers to advertise?” - -Old Father and Mother Bun talked on about the Runaway Bunny, saying: - - “In every newspaper in the wood - We’ll advertise. It may do good.” - -So Old Father Bun sat down by a table and said: - - “By my stubby tail, I shall have to think - How to use paper and pen and ink.” - -He was not used to doing much writing. - -“Click, click, click,” went Old Mother Bun’s knitting needles. - -“Puff, puff, puff,” went Old Father Bun’s pipe. - -By and by he wrote the following: - - “Rabbit lost, Rabbit lost! - Get him back at any cost. - He runs away o’er hill and dale, - He has long ears and stubby tail.” - -Old Mother Bun said: - - “I would nail that on a tree, - Where every animal can see.” - -Old Father Bun did not agree with her. He knew it paid to advertise in -newspapers. So he put on his old felt hat, took his walking stick, and -started out to a real newspaper office. He took his notice to -Chatterbox, the Monkey newspaper man. So all the animals soon read in -their newspapers about the Runaway Bunny. - -[Illustration: “He took his notice to Chatterbox”] - -When Pit-A-Pat read the notice, she smacked her lips and said: - - “Here is a chance to have some fun, - I’ll make a call on Old Mother Bun.” - -So by and by it happened that Old Father Bun said, “I hear the patter, -patter of little feet.” - -Old Mother Bun said, “Do look out and tell me who is coming.” - -Pit-A-Pat came to the door and bowed politely, saying: - - “I long for milk. May I have a drink? - I can help you find the Rabbit, I think.” - -[Illustration: “Gave her a saucer of warm milk”] - -They gladly let Pit-A-Pat in and gave her a saucer of warm milk in their -best blue-rimmed saucer. - -While she was licking her chops, Old Father Bun said: - - “To inquire of you seems rather funny, - But did you meet our Runaway Bunny?” - -Old Mother Bun said: - - “To call him Bunny we’ve formed the habit, - He is also known as the Runaway Rabbit.” - -“Did he have long ears?” asked Pit-A-Pat, winking slyly. “Did he have a -tiny stubby tail?” - -“Yes, yes,” shouted Father and Mother Bun eagerly. - -“Did he have a habit of running away?” asked Pit-A-Pat, looking narrowly -out of her green eyes. - -“Yes, yes,” shouted Old Father and Mother Bun again together. - -Then the most astonishing thing happened! - -Pit-A-Pat got up slowly, humped her back, and without another word -walked out of the open window! - -Old Mother Bun remarked: - - “No use to cry for spilled milk, I see: - Pit-A-Pat played a trick on me.” - -Old Father Bun said: - - “I think her actions are very funny. - She must have met our Runaway Bunny.” - -“Rap-a-tap-tap,” sounded on the door. - -And in walked Rough Coat, saying politely: - - “I’m a lonesome fellow; I live alone. - Could you give me as much as a chicken bone?” - -As luck would have it, they had a whole plate full of chicken bones in -the house. So Rough Coat had a wonderful meal. - -Old Father Bun said, “Did you meet our Runaway Bunny?” - -Rough Coat said, “Did he run as though he would never stop?” - -“Yes, yes,” cried Father Bun excitedly. - -“Did he sometimes say, ‘My fur and whiskers’?” asked Rough Coat. - -“Yes, yes,” cried Father and Mother Bun together. - -Rough Coat gave himself a great shake, remarking: - - “I enjoyed my lunch, I do declare; - Ask your questions of Brother Bear.” - -[Illustration: “Whisk! with a bound he was gone!”] - -Whisk! with a bound he was gone! - -Father Bun said: - - “We’ll have other visitors some fine day, - No telling, though, what our guests will say.” - -At this very minute the Runaway Bunny read in the newspaper about -himself. - -He read, “‘Bunny lost.’ That must be I.” - -He twitched his long ears to and fro and turned to look back at his -little stubby tail. - -He did not want to go back and visit his grandparents yet. So he started -on, saying: - - “I won’t stay still for a purse of money, - I am such a funny Runaway Bunny!” - - - - - Chapter V - THE ANIMALS’ FOURTH OF JULY - - - “We’ll have fun and frolic by and by, - For soon will come the Fourth of July.” - -So sang all the wild animals in the woods. - -The Runaway Bunny ran on and on until he could run no longer. Then he -set up a shout, for he had been traveling in a circle, and here he was -back at his own little house in the woods! - -There was his wee spinning wheel in the corner. There were his dishes on -the table as he had left them. - -[Illustration: “Then he began to spin furiously”] - -He hopped into his wee bed and slept a week and a day. Then he went down -cellar and got a cabbage to eat. He felt very happy. He wanted to work. -Then he began to spin furiously, singing: - - “I can spin quite well if I only try, - I will buy a flag for the Fourth of July.” - -“Rap-a-tap,” sounded on his door and in walked Pit-A-Pat, big as life -and twice as natural! She told the story about her little kittens who -had lost their mittens. The Runaway Bunny listened earnestly, for he had -known what it was to be cold. - - “When I sell the goods I spin,” said Bunny, - “For mittens I’ll give you a pile of money.” - -Pit-A-Pat bowed her thanks and the Runaway Bunny began to spin again in -real earnest, saying: - - “I can spin quite well if I only try, - “I’ll buy firecrackers for the Fourth of July.” - -“Bowwow,” sounded outside the window. - -[Illustration: “There stood Rough Coat, growling”] - -There stood Rough Coat, growling, “I need a new collar. I want one with -my name and address upon it, so if I get lost some one can lead me -home.” - -The Runaway Bunny knew how hard it was to want things. So he whistled, -and sang: - - “When I sell the goods I spin to-morrow, - I shall have money for all to borrow.” - -Rough Coat went away happy. - -“Whir, whir, whir,” went the cunning little spinning wheel. - -All day long the Runaway Bunny kept on spinning and telling what he -wanted to buy for himself with the money, after his goods were sold. - -All day long the animals came and begged him for money. - -At last he ran to the store and sold the cloth he had spun. When he had -given the animals the money they wanted, he said: - - “I’m a Runaway Bunny and here I sigh, - I’ve nothing left for the Fourth of July.” - -“No flag, no firecrackers, no fireworks,” called Old Who-Who, the Owl. - -The Runaway Bunny dried his eyes, for he was so disappointed he had shed -a few tears. And he said: - - “As long as I can make a rhyme, - I’ll run away and have a good time.” - -[Illustration: “Pit-A-Pat came with a large flag”] - -He was just starting to run away when there was a great noise and -Pit-A-Pat came with a large flag as a present, and Rough Coat brought -firecrackers. Soon all the animals gathered together for a surprise -party and they set off fireworks and drank red lemonade. - -They all had a happy Fourth of July. - -The Three Little Kittens wore their new mittens and Rough Coat wore a -new collar. All the animals hugged and kissed the Runaway Bunny and -begged him to stay with them in the woods. - -Suddenly, without any warning whatever, he took his flag and, singing a -song to himself, went hippety-hop down the road. - -He sang: - - “The Fourth of July is a holiday; - And I’m running away, I’m running away!” - -All the animals clapped their paws and cried: - - “Please stay with us and forget the habit - Of running away, dear Runaway Rabbit!” - - - - - Chapter VI - THE COUNTY FAIR - - -The Runaway Bunny went hopping along, singing: - - “When I am lonesome I’m always singing - Of a jolly old kite that used to fly - At the end of the string I was often swinging, - And I said to old earth, ‘Good-bye, good-bye!’” - -“Good-bye, good-bye,” called a merry voice; and there in the path before -the Runaway Bunny stood the Circus Bunny. - -The Circus Bunny said: - - “I’ll run along with you, if you don’t care; - I’m off for a trip to the county fair.” - -“To whom were you saying good-bye?” asked the Runaway Bunny. - -“I will answer that question when you tell me about the wonderful ride -you had with the kite,” answered the Circus Bunny. - -But the Runaway Bunny had already forgotten about the kite and could -think of nothing but the fair. He was delighted to have company on the -way; and he remarked: - - “What shall we do when we get to the fair - And find all the animals gathered there?” - -The Circus Bunny replied: - - “Your question to me seems rather funny; - We shall hire a tent and make some money.” - -What a fine trip they had! - -Everyone was going to the fair. Some of the animals were going on foot -and some were going on horseback. Some of them rode in state in cars. -Some of the animals traveled alone and others took the whole family. - -The Runaway Bunny said to everyone he passed: - - “I’m off to the fair. Good day, good day! - I’m running away, I’m running away.” - -The Circus Bunny kept saying a little rhyme over and over: - - “Will you spend a penny and form the habit - Of calling to see the Circus Rabbit?” - -They arrived at the fair. But just as they were going to set up a wee -tent of their own and make money for themselves, some one picked them up -by their long ears and put them in a wire cage. - -[Illustration: “Picked them up by their long ears”] - -The Circus Bunny whispered: - - “Well, this is a pretty how-do-you-do! - I don’t know how to get out. Do you?” - -The Runaway Bunny answered: - - “I really haven’t a word to say, - This may cure me of running away!” - -By and by a man came and called out: - - “Performing Rabbits! Step this way! - Hear what the Bunnies have to say; - Their tricks are funny, and each small Bunny - Is well worth all your admission money.” - -Now crowds and crowds gathered around the cage. The Circus Bunny stood -on his head and turned somersaults and said: - - “Will you spend a penny and form the habit - Of calling to see the Circus Rabbit?” - -All the animals in the crowd cheered and clapped, and cried, “Do it -again! Do it again!” - -By and by the Circus Bunny grew tired of performing his tricks, and it -was the Runaway Bunny’s turn to entertain the crowd. - -He had never done a trick in all his life and was wondering what to do, -when the Circus Bunny reminded him: - - “You were singing a very comical song, - As I was coming along, along.” - -So the Runaway Bunny sang: - - “When I am lonesome I’m always singing - Of a jolly old kite that used to fly - At the end of the string I was often swinging, - And I said to old earth, ‘Good-bye, good-bye!’” - -[Illustration: “Up, up, up he began to sail”] - -At this very minute the most surprising thing happened! - -The Runaway Bunny was so little that he squeezed out through the wires -in the cage door! He took hold of the string of a kite that was near, -and up, up, up he began to sail, higher and higher, until he soon looked -like a speck in the sky. - -“Well,” remarked the Circus Bunny, “it was certainly fortunate that the -jolly old kite was waiting for him. That is a new way he has found of -running away. I believe I will squeeze out of this cage, too.” - -So while the crowd was watching the Runaway Bunny, he tried to get out -of the cage. But he stuck halfway, until kind-hearted Old Mother Bun -pulled him out and tucked him safely in her market basket. - -Old Father Bun said, “What is in your basket?” - -Old Mother Bun said, “I will tell you when we get home.” - -Up, up, up sailed the Runaway Bunny. - -When he had sailed up a week and a day, down, down sailed the kite and -he arrived in his own little back yard, at home. - -He said, “I shall have a fine kite story to tell my -great-great-grand-children some day. That was a fine ride I had!” - -Then he repeated in a singsong way: - - “When I am lonesome I’m always singing - Of a jolly old kite that used to fly - At the end of the string I was often swinging, - And I said to old earth, ‘Good-bye, good-bye!’” - -He made himself a nice little supper and for once was contented to sit -in his wee house. But that night he dreamed that he was running away, -singing: - - “For a county fair I do not care, - I can run away from anywhere, - Wherever I go this thing I say, - ‘I’m running away! I’m running away!’” - - - - - Chapter VII - THE BUNNY SCHOOL - - -The summer had passed and September had come. All the school bells were -ringing. - -The Runaway Bunny said: - - “There is one thing I can remember, - School begins in glad September.” - -[Illustration: “Went hippety-hop down the path”] - -He packed his neat little dinner pail and went hippety-hop down the -path, singing happy little songs like this: - - The Runaway Bunny, as a rule, - Likes to run away, - The Runaway Bunny said, “To school - I go this September day. - “I don’t know the words, - I don’t know the tune. - I’m the Runaway Bunny; - I’ll get to school soon.” - -“Don’t be so sure of that,” called Pit-A-Pat. - -“Don’t be so sure you’ll get there soon,” said Rough Coat. - -“You may not get there until afternoon,” growled Old Brother Bear. - - “I never before have made a rhyme, - But I think you’ll not get there on time!” - -whispered Old Foxy-Lox, peering at the Runaway Bunny from his hiding -place. - -The school bells all sang: - - “Come to school. Ding, dong! - Don’t be late. Run along!” - -At this very minute the Runaway Bunny thought of something he had -forgotten. - -He stopped short in the path, saying: - - “I’ll hide my dinner pail in the wood - And get me a pencil as a rabbit should!” - -He put his dinner pail down by a log and went hurrying home to get a -lead pencil. Soon he came back hippety-hop with his pencil in his -overalls pocket. - -He stopped to look for his dinner pail. It was gone! - -He shouted to Pit-A-Pat, who had gone on ahead: - - “To get to school I will not fail, - But where, oh where is my dinner pail?” - -Pit-A-Pat said she knew nothing about the lost dinner pail. - -Soon the Runaway Bunny caught up with Rough Coat and said: - - “It makes me shake my stubby tail - To think I lost my dinner pail.” - -[Illustration: “Brother Bear came up and whispered softly”] - -Then Brother Bear came up and whispered softly: - - “Ask Foxy-Lox down in his den, - And his little gentlemen!” - -The Runaway Bunny was very angry to think Foxy-Lox would take his dinner -pail. He wanted to go to Foxy-Lox’s house and get it back. - -But Old Brother Bear said: - - “I’d rather lose a pail or two - Than have him make a meal of you!” - -The Runaway Bunny saw that Brother Bear was right. It would never do to -go to Foxy-Lox’s house for his dinner pail. Besides, that sly fox would -never give it back. - -So the Runaway Bunny ran on to school and got there just two minutes -late. - -[Illustration: “All the Bunnies were in their seats”] - -All the Bunnies were in their seats, ready for work. The Runaway Bunny -took his seat and began to learn a rhyme the rest were studying. - -He said it over to himself: - - “September’s here to visit us, - In gold and russet gown; - And we’ve been busy Bunnies since - September’s come to town.” - -The Runaway Bunny was a smart little fellow. He liked to learn his -ABC’s. - -He learned to read very well and he went to school sixteen days in -September. - -Then one bright afternoon he heard the birds singing: - - “Good-bye, good-bye! To the South we go; - Autumn is coming, and winter with snow.” - -He wished he could fly like his feathered friends. - -Suddenly he remembered how fast he could run. - -He did not wait for the close of school but went hippety-hop out of the -window, singing: - - “Long ago I formed the habit - Of running away. I’m the Runaway Rabbit.” - -He stayed in the woods all the rest of September. - -[Illustration: “Learned the names of the flowers”] - -From Old Brother Bear he learned the names of all the fall fruits and -flowers. - -Suddenly he decided to go to town; and he left the wild woods, singing: - - “The Runaway Bunny was made for play, - I’m running away! I’m running away! - Soon comes November, but still I’ll remember - The things I have learned in happy September.” - -The Runaway Bunny was running away toward town. - -[Illustration: The Bunny.] - - - - - Chapter VIII - THE TELL-THE-TIME RABBIT - - - The Runaway Bunny could talk in rhyme, - But for years and years he couldn’t tell time. - -One day the Runaway Bunny woke up in his own little house and sang: - - “It is such a pleasant autumn day, - I’m really thinking of running away.” - -He put on his Wrist Watch for company, though he could not tell time to -save his little stubby tail! - -He was going hippety-hop along when he met Old Brother Bear. The Bear -passed the time of day, but seemed to be in a terrible hurry and -growled: - - “What is the real time? I fear I’m late, - But I must get there, at any rate!” - -“Where are you going?” inquired the Runaway Bunny. - -But Old Brother Bear only hurried on. - -Next Foxy-Lox came along and chattered: - - “What is the real time? I cannot wait, - But I must get there, at any rate!” - -“Where are you going?” asked the Runaway Bunny. - -But Foxy-Lox had no time to answer him, and went hurrying down the path -without even a backward glance. - -The Runaway Bunny said to himself: - - “To tell the time’s a convenient habit, - For even a funny Runaway Rabbit.” - -“Tick, tick, tick,” went the little Wrist Watch and it sang: - - “To talk a little is my turn, - I’ll teach the time, if you want to learn.” - -[Illustration: “The Runaway Bunny was surprised”] - -The Runaway Bunny was surprised, you may be sure, and put his ear down -close to the little watch to listen. - -The little Wrist Watch continued: - - “To learn some things is in your power, - The short hand tells us all the hour.” - -The Runaway Bunny skipped this way and that way, and sang: - - “’Tis more fun making a simple rhyme, - With a little Wrist Watch to tell the time.” - -The little Wrist Watch continued: - - “Let’s run a race. Come, who will win it? - My long hand tells you of each minute.” - -Then the Runaway Bunny ran on faster than ever and the tiny hands of the -Wrist Watch ran round its face. Before he could believe it, the Runaway -Bunny was learning to tell time. - -He shouted: - - “A quarter of eight! I won’t be late; - I’ve learned a little, at any rate.” - -He learned half past and a quarter past and a quarter of the hours. - -He sang merrily: - - “Over this garden fence I’ll climb; - I know it is my breakfast time.” - -He sat down and began to eat cabbage leaves. My! how fresh and crisp -they were! - -He began to wonder about the animals he had met. He wondered where they -could be going. Don’t you wonder, too? - -All this time Old Brother Bear was on his way to the home of Father and -Mother Bun. When he came in, those two old Bunnies were sitting by the -fire. - -[Illustration: “Sitting by the fire”] - -He took off his cap politely and said: - - “May I come in and warm my paws? - Its freezing cold until it thaws.” - -[Illustration: “Gave him a plate of cakes”] - -Seeing that Old Brother Bear was friendly, Old Father Bun allowed him to -sit in a rocking chair by the fire. Old Mother Bun gave him a plate of -cakes, smoking hot, with honey on them. Old Mother Bun said: - - “I hope, kind sir, that you like honey; - It makes me think of our Runaway Bunny.” - -“Did he have long ears and a tiny tail?” asked Old Brother Bear. - -“Yes, yes,” shouted Old Mother Bun. - -“Did he carry a little Wrist Watch?” asked Old Brother Bear. - -“Yes, yes,” shouted Old Father Bun. - -Then Old Brother Bear, who was something of a joker, smacked his lips -and said: - - “Such fine cakes are worth much money, - I also thank you for the honey.” - -So saying, he bowed politely and walked out of the door. - -Old Mother Bun remarked: - - “I really think it very funny, - He would not talk of the Runaway Bunny.” - -Old Father Bun’s head went nid-nid-nodding. - -[Illustration: “Up walked Old Foxy-Lox”] - -Up walked Old Foxy-Lox, tapping on the window pane. - -Foxy-Lox asked for cookies and honey, but Old Mother Bun would not let -him in. - -He went off, shouting: - - “I saw the Runaway Rabbit to-day, - And as usual he was running away.” - -“Call him back! Call him back!” called Old Father Bun, who had waked up -in time to hear Foxy-Lox shout. - -Mother Bun shook her head as she counted her silver spoons, saying: - - “Though it may seem to you absurd, - He sometimes robs good folk, I’ve heard.” - -Old Father Bun said: - - “Alackaday! What shall I say? - Will the Runaway Bunny come back some day?” - -While all this was going on, the Runaway Bunny continued to eat as much -cabbage as he wanted. - -The little Wrist Watch said to him: - - “To tell the time is a useful habit; - Let’s see you do it, you cunning Rabbit!” - -The Runaway Bunny had really learned to tell the time. But he wanted to -tease, so he said: - - “It is bedtime, bedtime, - O’er all the world in every clime.” - -Then he curled up in a hole in a hollow tree and went to sleep. - -All the time, his little Wrist Watch ticked busily on. - -For all who wanted to hear, it sang: - - “For hours and hours I tick away, - A-telling time by night and day. - - “My long hand always points the minute; - And how much good can you do in it? - - “My short hand always points the hour; - To learn it is within your power. - - “For telling time’s an easy trick - If you have learned arithmetic.” - -That night the Runaway Rabbit cried out in his sleep: - - “It is warm in a hollow tree, I declare; - It is dream time, dream time everywhere!” - - - - - Chapter IX - THE THANKSGIVING DINNER - - -[Illustration: “The Market Basket cried out”] - -One day late in November, the Runaway Rabbit sang: - - “To Grandma Bun I’ll hurry away, - To help her keep Thanksgiving Day.” - -He had gone hippety-hop only a little way when he sat down on a stone to -think. - -To his surprise, the Market Basket he carried cried out: - - “Will you buy a turkey while on your way, - For Old Mother Bun’s Thanksgiving Day?” - -“Dear me! My fur and whiskers, I never thought about that!” he cried. -“Of course I will—now that you suggest it!” - -He rattled the pennies in his little bead purse. He rattled the dimes -and quarters. - -He went hippety-hop to the market and said: - - “Will you sell me a turkey of eighteen pounds? - How very grand that order sounds!” - -[Illustration: “Surprised the butcher”] - -To see such a little fellow with so much money surprised the butcher. -But he weighed the turkey and it quite filled the Market Basket. - -The Runaway Bunny was starting merrily down the road, when the Basket -cried: - - “Each Thanksgiving people sigh - For rich and spicy pumpkin pie.” - -The Runaway Bunny saw a nice yellow pumpkin in a field and he managed to -tuck it under his arm. - -He arrived home and began to make a pumpkin pie. He measured this, -weighed that, and cut up and cooked the pumpkin. - -He baked a wonderful pumpkin pie and was about ready to set out again, -when the Basket cried: - - “Fine potatoes are a treat - On Thanksgiving, if they’re sweet.” - -The Runaway Bunny threw his little red cap up in the air, shouting, -“Sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes!” - -[Illustration: “He pared them and cut them up”] - -So, leaving his turkey and pie, he ran hippety-hop to the grocer’s and -bought sweet potatoes and took them home. He pared them and cut them up. -He pared some carrots, too. Then he put them all on to cook. - -He sang: - - “I’m the Runaway Bunny; I talk in rhyme; - It is lucky I started out on time.” - -The basket spoke again and said: - - “I don’t believe I have heard you say - If you’ve cranberries for Thanksgiving Day.” - -The Runaway Bunny ran quickly for cranberries. - -He was back in less than no time, and began to pack his Basket to take -with him to spend the day with Old Mother Bun. - -At this very minute “Rap-a-tap!” was heard on the door; and in walked -his old friends, Pit-A-Pat, Rough Coat, Old Brother Bear, and Foxy-Lox. - - Said Foxy-Lox, “Shall we be in the way, - If we travel with you on Thanksgiving Day?” - -Pit-A-Pat began to lick her chops as she smelled the gravy. For the -Runaway Bunny had the dinner all cooked to take with him, of course. - -Rough Coat thought of the turkey legs. Old Brother Bear smelled the -sweet potatoes. - -Old Foxy-Lox had a long head on him. - -So he said: - - “Let’s set the table here just to see - How fine your Thanksgiving dinner will be.” - -The Runaway Bunny switched his ears to and fro. But he let the animals -help him set the table with turkey, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberries, -and pumpkin pie. And every minute he grew more and more hungry himself. - -[Illustration: “He grew more and more hungry”] - -Foxy-Lox said: - - “Though we do not intend to be impolite, - Let’s taste to see if the dinner is right.” - -The Runaway Bunny enjoyed a joke as well as anyone. - -So he said: - - “I am really amused at what you say; - Come, help yourself on Thanksgiving Day!” - -Then they all had a fine feast. - -The visitors felt a little guilty and whispered among themselves: - - “We think our conduct is rather shocking, - But we will fill his Christmas stocking.” - -The Runaway Bunny excused himself, saying he wanted some exercise. - -And he sang: - - “I like to travel; I’ve formed the habit; - I am well named the Runaway Rabbit.” - -He ran off through the woods away, away, away! Would he never stop? - -[Illustration: The Bunny.] - - - - - Chapter X - CHRISTMAS AT MOTHER BUN’S - - -Old Mother Bun was very busy making Christmas presents and Old Father -Bun was very busy wrapping them up and putting the animals’ names upon -them. - -Every once in awhile, Old Mother Bun would say, “Did you remember Old -Father Chipmunk?” - -Then Old Father Bun would say, “Did you remember Old Grandfather -Weasel?” - -“Click, click, click,” went Old Mother Bun’s knitting needles, as she -knitted scarfs and sweaters and caps for the animals. - -One evening Old Father Bun said: - - “Are the stockings ready to hang? Because - It is almost time for Santa Claus.” - -[Illustration: “There were three stockings”] - -Old Mother Bun got out a big stocking, a little stocking, and a -middle-sized stocking, saying: - - “We’ll hang up three, though it seems so funny; - We’ll put one up for the Runaway Bunny.” - -So there were three stockings hanging by the fireplace. And every hour -it grew nearer and nearer Christmas Eve. - -Now wasn’t it odd? At this very minute the Runaway Bunny was saying: - - “By my stubby tail, at least I remember - That Santa Claus comes late in December!” - -He looked down the path that led to the woods toward Old Mother Bun’s -home, singing: - - “Ha, ha! I must be off to-day. - I’m running away! I’m running away!” - -He ran on happily. - -Suddenly he stopped and remembered he had no presents for Old Mother Bun -and Old Father Bun. So back he went hippety-hop, hippety-hop, to his -little house; and up he went into the attic and looked in an old trunk. - -[Illustration: “Looked in an old trunk”] - - “Ha, ha!” he cried. “I call this fun; - Here is a pipe for Grandfather Bun.” - -Sure enough, there was a brand new pipe in a red velvet case. He looked -down deeper in the trunk and found something else. - - “Ha, ha!” he cried. “Presents for everyone! - Here are spectacles for Grandmother Bun.” - -He put his presents in a little bag and went off hippety-hop, singing: - - “I hope I shall get there by break of day; - I’m running away! I’m running away!” - -Sometimes he stopped to rest and cried: - - “My fur and whiskers! It’s cold as ice! - I forgot my mittens, so warm and nice.” - -His little sweater did not keep him warm enough. - -[Illustration: “He was getting colder every minute”] - -His little paws were very cold! His long ears were even colder! He was -getting colder every minute as he went hippety-hop across the snow! - -The next minute he jumped into such a deep snowdrift that only his long -ears stuck out. The snow got into his nose and eyes until he could -scarcely breathe. He tried to wriggle out, but the drift held him fast. - -Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle went some sleigh bells. And a funny old man, -dressed in fur from top to toe and carrying a big pack on his back, came -riding along. - -He was singing: - - “I carry presents, as is my habit, - Aha! I think I see a rabbit.” - -He got out of his sleigh and waded into the snowdrift from which the -Bunny’s ears stuck out. - -[Illustration: “Pulled the Runaway Bunny out”] - -Then he pulled the Runaway Bunny out by the ears. - -The Runaway Bunny shook the snow from his fur and looked at the funny -old man. - -“Why, it’s Santa Claus!” shouted that surprised Bunny. “Hurrah!” - -“Tut, tut! This is no time of night for little Bunnies to be out in the -cold!” cried Santa Claus. “Come with me and you shall ride in my pack, -where you will be warm and dry.” - -So the Runaway Bunny jumped into Santa’s pack and almost buried himself -among the toys. Then he rode away, singing: - - “It’s fun to go in Santa’s sleigh, - I’m riding away! I’m riding away!” - -They slid down many chimneys and climbed over many roofs. Then away they -rode until by and by they came to the home of Father and Mother Bun. -They peeped in at the window. There sat old Father and Mother Bun fast -asleep in their armchairs. - -[Illustration: “Crept down the chimney”] - -As Santa Claus crept down the chimney, he whispered to the Runaway -Bunny, “You may help me, little Bunny. You may trim the stockings with -holly.” - -So he took a bunch of holly from his pack and the Runaway Bunny fastened -sprays of it on the stockings. - -Then Santa whispered: - - “Curl up in a stocking and go to sleep; - Be still as a mouse, and don’t you peep!” - -So the Runaway Bunny took off his little sweater, so that he would not -be too hot in the warm stocking. Then Santa tucked him into Old Mother -Bun’s stocking. He put her presents on the floor. Then he filled Old -Father Bun’s stocking from top to toe. - -He left a card on the table. He wrote on the card: - - “Santa was here to pay a call; - A merry Christmas to one and all!” - -Did they have a merry Christmas? Well, I should think they did! - -Early Christmas morning, Old Mother Bun awoke and cried: - - “I don’t see well, but it seems funny— - Those look like the ears of the Runaway Bunny!” - -Next Old Father Bun awoke and said: - - “I see very well—I have formed the habit; - Those look like the ears of the Runaway Rabbit.” - -Then Father Bun took hold of one ear and Mother Bun took hold of the -other ear, and they pulled the Runaway Bunny out of the stocking. - -[Illustration: “Pulled Bunny out by the ears”] - -They all cried, “Merry Christmas!” - -Then the Runaway Bunny gave Mother Bun her spectacles and Father Bun his -pipe. And they had a merry time with the presents Santa Claus had -brought them. - -Old Mother Bun gave the Runaway Bunny a new cap and sweater, and Old -Father Bun gave him a new sled. Then the pair kissed him on both cheeks -and begged him to live with them always. He said he would. - -Then the Runaway Bunny put on his new cap and sweater and went coasting -downhill on his new sled. - -[Illustration: “Went coasting downhill”] - - The very last words that I heard him say - Were, “With Grandpa and Grandma Bun I’ll stay, - And if I live a year and a day, - I’m entirely cured of running away!” - -I wonder if he ever ran away after that. I forgot to ask him! - - If I were a Bunny, I do declare, - I’d hang up a stocking with greatest care; - And I’d always be very good because - I’d hope for a visit from Santa Claus. - And every winter I’d have the fun - Of spending Christmas with Grandma Bun. - - Who’ll fill our stockings from top to toe? - Jolly Old Santa Claus! - Who’ll laugh at the stockings all in a row? - Jolly Old Santa Claus! - And all the children and bunnies cry, - “Hurrah! hurrah! he is riding by!” - - - -***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RUNAWAY BUNNY*** - - -******* This file should be named 65568-0.txt or 65568-0.zip ******* - - -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: -http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/6/5/5/6/65568 - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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