w legs in her teeth, but she took hold very gently, so as
not to hurt him. Then she was such a fine swimmer that she managed to get
to shore, towing and pulling Jimmie with her, for the water could not hurt
Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy, no matter how hard the millwheel splashed.

So that is how Jimmie was saved from the waterfall, and when his papa and
mamma came home they were very glad, of course, and why shouldn't they be?
But, all the same Lulu and Jimmie had to be punished for disobeying, and
going too near the falls when they had been told not to, and their
punishment was that they could not go in swimming for three days. And if
you ever were a duck you know that was very severe punishment indeed, very
severe.

But I'm not going to say that Jimmie and Lulu didn't deserve it, no indeed
I'm not; not if you were to offer me an orange and a half; and I'm very
fond of oranges; very. Well, that's how things will sometimes happen in
this world, won't they? do the best that you can. But now I suppose you
want to know what the story will be about to-morrow night. Well, if I see
a pink grasshopper, I shall tell you about a visit the Wibblewobble
children paid to poor, sick, Billie Bushytail.

STORY V

A VISIT TO BILLIE BUSHTAIL

You remember how Lulu and Jimmie had to be punished for disobeying their
papa and mamma, and going too near the waterfall, I suppose? They couldn't
go in swimming for three days. Well, the three days were very nearly up;
that is there was just one day left, so Lulu said:

"Come on, Jimmie, we will go for a walk in the woods. Don't you want to
come, too, Alice?"

Now, of course, Alice could go in the water if she wanted to, for she was
not punished, as she had not gone near the waterfall, but instead of going
swimming alone, she stayed with her brother and sister, and I call that
very kind of her. So, when Lulu asked her to take a walk in the woods,
Alice answered:

"Of course, I will go with you. Who knows, perhaps we may have an
adventure!" For you see Alice was very romantic. That is, she always hoped
something would happen that never had happened before, and she was always
hoping a fairy prince would come along and rescue her from some danger.
But, up to this time, nothing like this had ever occurred, though those
duck children are going to have a small adventure pretty soon, I think.

"All right," spoke Jimmie, "let's take a walk, and see what happens." So
they walked on through the