guard in the aquarium. "You're not allowed to catch
fish in here!"
"It--it wasn't a fish," said Bunny. "It was a turtle. I tried to get a
fish, but I couldn't. But the turtle bit on the rag bait."
"Yes, turtles will do that," said the guard. "But you must never again
try to fish in here. These fish are to look at, not to catch."
"Oh, I'm sure he didn't mean to do wrong," said the man who had saved
Bunny from getting wet in the pool.
"I'll forgive him this time," the guard said, "but he must not do it
again."
"I won't," Bunny promised.
The turtle that had taken the pin hook was swimming about with the
string dragging after it. One of the aquarium men, with a net, caught
the turtle, and took the pin and string out of its mouth.
"Now let's go and look at the seals," said Bunny, when the crowd,
laughing at what the little boy had done, had moved away.
"But you musn't try to catch any of them," his mother said.
"I won't," promised Bunny.
Watching the seals was fun, and Bunny and Sue had a good time there,
until it was time to go out of the aquarium for dinner. The children had
a nice meal, in a restaurant, and Aunt Lu said:
"I think this afternoon we will take a little ride on the boat to Coney
Island. You children can have an ocean bath there. It is getting on
toward fall, I know, but it is all the nicer down at the beach, and
there won't be such crowds there as in real hot weather."
"Oh, won't it be fun to paddle in the water again!" cried Sue.
"That's what it will!" said Bunny Brown.
The place to take the boat for Coney Island was two or three blocks from
the restaurant where they had eaten lunch. Bunny and Sue walked behind
Mother Brown and Aunt Lu along the street to the boat-dock.
"This is just like home," said Bunny as he saw the water-front, with
many boats tied up along the docks, just as they were at his father's
pier at home.
Sue liked it, too. There were many things to see. In one window the
children saw a number of monkeys, and birds with brightly colored
feathers.
"Oh, let's stop and look at them!" cried Sue. Bunny was willing, so they
stood looking in the window. Mrs. Brown and Aunt Lu, thinking the
children were coming right along, walked on. And it was not until they
were ready to cross the street that the mother and aunt missed the
little ones.
"Why, where can they have gone?" cried Mrs. Brown, looking all around.
"Oh, they're just walking slowly, behind us," Aunt
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