lared Bunny. "You see we just stopped to
look in the animal store window, Mother, and then we thought we'd go in
to see how much a monkey and a parrot cost."
"But they cost ten dollars," said Sue, "so we didn't get any."
"I should hope not!" exclaimed Aunt Lu.
The next day Bunny and Sue went to Coney Island with their aunt and
their mother. This time Aunt Lu and Mother Brown kept close hold of the
children's hands, so they were not lost. They very much enjoyed the sail
down the bay, and they had lots of fun at Coney Island.
Of course Bunny and Sue were not like some children, who have never seen
the grand, old ocean. Bunny and Sue lived near it at home, and had seen
it ever since they were small children. But, to some, their visit to
Coney Island gives the first sight of the sea, and it is a wonderful
sight, with the big waves breaking on the sandy shore.
But if Bunny and Sue were not so eager to see the ocean, they were glad
to look at the other things on Coney Island. They rode on a
merry-go-'round, slid down a long wooden hill, in a wooden boat, and
splashed into the water; this was "shooting the chutes," of which you
have heard.
They even rode on a tame elephant, in a little house on the big animal's
back. Then they had popcorn and candy, and some lemonade, that, if it
was not pink, such as they had at their little circus, was just as good.
In fact Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had a very good time at Coney
Island.
Coming back on the boat was nice, too. There was a band playing music,
and Bunny and Sue, and some other children, danced around. They reached
home after dark, and Bunny and Sue were glad to go to bed.
But Bunny was not too sleepy to ask:
"What are we going to do to-morrow, Mother?"
"Oh, wait until to-morrow comes and see," she answered. "I hope you
don't get lost again, though."
But Bunny and Sue were not afraid of getting lost in New York, now. They
knew the police would find them, and be kind to them.
Their mother and Aunt Lu had made them say, over and over again, the
number of the house, and the name of the street where Aunt Lu lived. The
children also had cards with the address on. But the day they went into
the animal store they had left their cards at home.
"What shall we do, Bunny?" asked Sue, the day after their trip to Coney
Island. "I want to have some fun."
"So do I," said Bunny.
Having fun in the big city of New York was different from playing in the
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