"Well, you see I am back here again," said the Nodding Donkey.
"Have you come to stay?" asked the China Cat. "You can't imagine how
surprised I was when I saw you brought in! But what has happened?"
Then the Donkey told of his accident, and how he had been mended.
"Your leg looks all right now," said the China Cat, glancing at it in
the light of the one lamp Mr. Mugg left burning when he closed his
store.
"Yes, I am feeling quite myself again," said the Donkey. "But I am not
here to stay. I must go back to Joe, the lame boy."
"At least we shall have a chance to talk over old times for a little
while," said the China Cat. "I came near being sold yesterday. A lady
was going to buy me for her baby to cut his teeth on. Just fancy!"
"I don't believe you would have liked that," said the Donkey.
"No, indeed!" mewed the China Cat. Then she and the Donkey and the other
toys talked for some hours, and told stories. On account of his paint
not being dry the Donkey did not walk around, jump or kick as he had
used to do.
In the morning the toys had to stop their fun-making, for Mr. Mugg and
his daughters came to open the store for the day. And in the afternoon
Mr. Richmond called to get the mended toy.
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