Bunny was not afraid of horses, especially one as kind and gentle as
this one looked to be. Bunny had often fed grass to the grocer's horse,
when it stopped in front of their house, and once the grocer's boy had
held Bunny on the back of the horse, and had given him a ride.

So now, as Bunny walked up to this horse, which was coming slowly along
the road, the little fellow was not in the least afraid.

"Whoa, horsie!" he called, and the horse stood still.

"Oh, I know it's grandpa's horse!" cried Sue, clapping her hands
"Grandpa's horses always stand still when you say 'whoa!' and that's
what this one did. Oh, Bunny! Aren't you glad?"

CHAPTER X

AT GRANDPA'S FARM

Bunny Brown walked right up to the horse. Around the animal's neck was a
long rope, that dangled to the ground. Bunny took hold of this rope, and
called:

"Gid-dap! Come on!"

That was what he had heard the grocery boy call to his horse, and it was
what Bunny said to his dog Splash, when he wanted Splash to run with the
express wagon, to which he was sometimes harnessed. Splash, who had run
on ahead of Bunny and Sue, now came trotting back. He did not seem
surprised to see Bunny with a horse. To Splash, everything Bunny did was
all right.

The dog barked at the horse once or twice, but that was only his way of
speaking, I suppose, and the horse lowered his head, and put his nose
close to the dog.

"Oh, now they're friends!" cried Sue, clapping her hands. "But don't let
him bite you, Bunny."

"Let who bite me?"

"That horse."

"Horses don't bite," said Bunny. "They just eat hay and grass and oats.
Anyhow his head's too high up. He can't reach me to bite me."

Bunny now started back down the road towards the automobile, leading the
horse by the rope. Sue followed, but she did not like to go so near the
horse as her brother went. Sue was just a little bit afraid.

"Isn't it good we found one of grandpa's horses," Sue cried. "I wish I
could find the other one, Bunny."

"Maybe you will, to-morrow. We'll take this one to the auto, and then we
can look for the second one."

"How'd you s'pose he came to be on the road?"

"I don't know," Bunny answered. "Maybe he got away from the Gypsies."

"Oh, I hope grandpa's other horse gets away," Sue cried. "And I hope I
find it. But I'll let you lead it for me, Bunny. 'Cause it might step on
me."

"I'll lead it. I'm not afraid," said the little boy.

This horse did not seem to mind in the l