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When a letter arrives from their grandfather asking the Brown family to come visit his farm in the country, Bunny and his little sister Sue are nearly beside themselves with anticipation. When the Browns get to the farm, they find lots of fun new things to play with and explore, like turkeys, waterfalls, and virgin forest.

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Publié par	The Floating Press
Date de parution	01 février 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781776677078
Langue	English

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BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA'S FARM
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LAURA LEE HOPE

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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm First published in 1916 Epub ISBN 978-1-77667-707-8 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77667-708-5 © 2015 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
Contents
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Chapter I - A Letter from Grandpa Chapter II - The Runaway Monkey Chapter III - The Big Automobile Chapter IV - A Queer Slide Chapter V - Off to Grandpa's Farm Chapter VI - Just Like Gypsies Chapter VII - The Woodland Camp Chapter VIII - A Night Scare Chapter IX - The Lost Horse Chapter X - At Grandpa's Farm Chapter XI - In the Garden Chapter XII - Bunny's Waterfall Chapter XIII - The Turkey Gobbler Chapter XIV - Lost in the Woods Chapter XV - The Old Hermit Chapter XVI - Looking for the Horses Chapter XVII - In the Storm Chapter XVIII - The Picnic Chapter XIX - The Tramps Chapter XX - The Missing Cake Chapter XXI - Bunny's Big Idea Chapter XXII - Off to the Circus Chapter XXIII - The Gypsies Chapter XXIV - Bunny and Sue are Sad Chapter XXV - Grandpa's Horses
Chapter I - A Letter from Grandpa
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"Bunny! Bunny Brown! Where are you?"
Bunny's mother stood on the front porch, looking first in the yard, thenup and down the street in front of the house. But she did not see herlittle boy.
"Sue! Sue, dear! Where are you, and where is Bunny?"
Again Mrs. Brown called. This time she had an answer.
"Here I am, Mother. On the side porch."
A little girl, with brown eyes, came around the corner of the house. Byone arm she carried a doll, and the doll was "leaking" sawdust on theporch. Mrs. Brown smiled when she saw this.
"Why, Sue, my dear!" she exclaimed.
"What is the matter with your doll? She is 'bleeding' sawdust, as youused to call it."
"Oh, well, Mother, this is just my old doll," Sue answered. "It's theone I let Bunny take to play Punch and Judy show with, and he hit herwith a stick, and made her sawdust come out. Did you want me, Mother?"
"Yes, Sue, and I want Bunny, too. Where is he?"
"He was here a little while ago," the brown-eyed girl answered. "But oh,Mother! you're all dressed up. Where are you going? Can't I go withyou?"
"Yes. That is what I called you for. And I want Bunny, too. Have youseen him?"
"No, Mother. But shall I go in and wash my face, if I'm going with you?Where are we going?"
"Just down to the store, and then I'm going to stop in the post-officeand see if there are any letters for us. Yes, run in and wash your faceand hands. Your dress is clean enough. I'll look for Bunny."
Mrs. Brown walked out to the front gate, and again called:
"Bunny! Bunny Brown! Where are you?"
No one answered, but a nice old man, limping a little, and leaning on astick, came around from the back yard. He looked like a soldier, and hehad been in the war, many years ago.
"Oh, Uncle Tad!" Mrs. Brown asked, "have you seen Bunny?"
The nice old man laughed.
"Yes, I've seen him," he replied. "He went off down the street in hisexpress wagon. That dog, Splash, was pulling him."
"I hope he hasn't gone too far," observed Mrs. Brown. "When Bunny getsto riding with his dog he doesn't think how far away he goes."
"I'll see if I can find him for you," offered Uncle Tad, with anotherlaugh. "That Bunny Brown is surely a great boy," he murmured, as helimped off down the street.
He did not have far to go, nor did Mrs. Brown have long to wait, for, inabout a minute, a barking was heard. Then came a rattle of wheels on thesidewalk, and a boy's voice called out:
"Gid-dap, Splash! Gid-dap! Go fast now! Go as fast as you can! Hurrah!That's the way to do it!"
Up dashed a small express wagon, drawn by a big, fine shaggy dog, thatseemed to be having almost as much fun as was the blue-eyed,curly-haired boy who rode in the cart.
"Oh, Bunny! Bunny! Don't go so fast!" cried his mother. "You'll spillout and hurt yourself! Don't go so fast!"
"Have to go fast, Mother!" said Bunny Brown. "We have to go fast; don'twe, Splash?"
The dog barked, but he slowed up, for Uncle Tad held out his hand to patthe big fellow, and Splash dearly loved Uncle Tad.
"We're a fire engine, and we're going to a fire," Bunny Brown explained."Fire engines always have to go fast; don't they, Splash? Old MissHollyhock's house is on fire, and we're going to put it out.
"Only make-believe, of course!" cried Bunny quickly, for he saw that hismother looked a bit frightened when she heard him speak of a fire."We're just pretending there's a blaze. Here we go! Got to put out thefire! See, I've got a can of water all ready for it!"
Bunny turned to show his mother and Uncle Tad where, in the back of hisexpress wagon, he had set the garden sprinkling-can full of water.
Just as Bunny did that Splash, his big dog, started to run. Bunny fellover backward off the seat, out fell the sprinkling-can full of water,splashing all over Uncle Tad's feet. Then Bunny himself fell out of thewagon, but he landed on some soft grass at the edge of the sidewalk, sohe was not in the least hurt.
Splash ran on a little way, pulling the empty wagon, but Bunny, jumpingto his feet, called out: "Whoa, Splash!" and the dog stopped.
For a few seconds they all stood there, Uncle Tad looking down at hiswet feet, Bunny looking rather surprised at having fallen over backward,and Mrs. Brown hardly knowing whether to laugh or scold. As for Splashhe just stood still, his long red tongue hanging out of his mouth, whilehis breath came fast. For it was a hot day, and he had been runningwith Bunny.
"Oh dear, Bunny!" said Mrs. Brown at last, "see what you've done! You'vemade Uncle Tad all wet!"
"I didn't do it, Mother. It was Splash," said the little boy. "Hestarted before I was ready. I—I'm sorry, Uncle Tad. Will it hurt yourrheumatism?"
"No, I guess not, Bunny boy. It's a hot day, and a little water won't dome any harm. But it's all spilled now, and how are you going to put outthe fire?"
"Oh, I guess we'll make believe the fire's out," said Bunny. "I wasgoing to stop playing, anyhow. Where are you going, Mother?" he asked,for he saw that his mother was dressed as she usually was when she wentdown town.
"I am going to the store," she said, "and I was looking for you and Sueto go with me. Sue is getting washed."
"If that water had splashed on Bunny, instead of on me, he would havebeen washed too!" said Uncle Tad with a laugh.
"Oh, Mother! I'll go and wash myself right away!" Bunny cried. Goingdown town with their mother was a treat that he and Sue liked very much."May Splash come, too?" Bunny asked.
"Not this time, dear. Now hurry. I'll wait for you on the porch."
"And I guess I'd better go and put on dry shoes," said Uncle Tad. "Ididn't know I was going to be the make-believe fire, and get put out,Bunny."
Bunny laughed. Then he drove Splash into the yard, put away thesprinkling-can, unhitched the dog from the express wagon, and put thewagon in the barn, where it was kept.
Splash went off by himself to lie down and rest in the shade, whileBunny hurried into the house to wash his hands and face. Soon he and Suewere walking down the village street with their mother.
As the children passed a little toy and candy shop, kept by Mrs. Redden,Bunny looked in the window, and said:
"Oh, Mother! She's got a new kind of candy in there!"
"So she has!" cried Sue, pressing her little nose flat against theglass.
Mrs. Brown smiled.
"Perhaps we may stop and get some on our way back," she said. "Wehaven't time for candy now. I want to see if we have any letters in thepost-office."
A little later they passed a house, in the side yard of which was alady, weeding the flower garden.
"Good-morning, Miss Winkler!" called Mrs. Brown.
"Oh, good-morning!" was the answer. "Won't you come in?"
"No, thank you. We haven't time now."
"Oh, Mother, do go in!" begged Bunny. "Sue and I want to see Wango!"
Wango was a little pet monkey, which Mr. Winkler, an old sailor, hadbrought home with him from one of his many ocean voyages. The monkey dida number of tricks, and Bunny and Sue liked him very much, and oftenpetted him.
"No, dears. We can't stop to see Wango now. Some other time," Mrs. Brownsaid.
And so she and the children went on to the stores. When they reached thepost-office, Mrs. Brown found three letters in her box. She opened one,and read it, she called to Bunny and Sue:
"Oh, my dears! I have good news for you. Here is a letter from GrandpaBrown, who lives away out in the country, on a farm. He wants us to comeand stay all Summer with him!"
"Oh, goodie!" cried Sue, clapping her fat little hands.
"May we go, Mother?" asked Bunny. "Oh, let's go to grandpa's farm!"
"Perhaps we may go," said Mrs. Brown. "We'll keep right on down topapa's office now, and ask him."
Chapter II - The Runaway Monkey
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Mr. Brown, who was the father of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue, was inthe boat business in the seaside village of Bellemere. Mr. Brown rentedfishing, sailing and motor boats to those who wanted them, and he hadhis office on the dock, which was built out into Sandport Bay.
"Oh, Mother! Do you think daddy will let us go to grandpa's farm?" askedBunny, as he and his sister Sue walked along the street, on their way totheir father's office, after having gotten the letter from GrandpaBrown.
"Please ask him to let us go," begged Sue.
"Yes, I think he will," said Mrs. Brown.
The children clapped their hands in joy. Once, some years before, theyhad gone to their grandfather's farm in the count