"
"Now that I think of it, I believe I have heard those toys spoken of in
the workshop of Santa Claus," said the Donkey. "The China Cat also
mentioned them. Yes, I should like to see them. But we had better stop
talking. I think I hear Joe or his mother coming back."
There was a noise at the door, but it was not made by the lame boy or
his mother. They were both at the front window, looking down the street
at Arnold and Sidney, who were going home, one with his Bold Tin
Soldier and the other with his Calico Clown.
And then, all of a sudden, something covered with fur and with a big,
bushy tail, like a dustbrush, jumped up on the table and sprang at the
Nodding Donkey.
CHAPTER VII
THE FLOOD
"Look out there!" roared the Noah's Ark Lion.
"Here! What are you going to do?" snarled the Noah's Ark Tiger.
Of course neither of these animals made very much noise, being quite
small, but they did the best they could.
"Come over by me, Mr. Nodding Donkey, if you are afraid!" called the
Elephant through his trunk. He was the largest animal in the Noah's Ark,
but even he was not as big as the Donkey. As for that nodding toy, he
reared back on his hind legs when he saw the strange animal, covered
with fur and with the big tail like a dustbrush, jump on the table.
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