And scones are good to eat; something like pancakes,
with maple syrup on, only different. It is fun to play Scotch
checkers."
"I should think so," said Flop. "And could you bring us a few
scones, Uncle Wiggily!"
"I'll try," said the old gentleman rabbit, "though Pop Goes the
Weasel and I are very fond of eating them when we play checkers."
So in the afternoon Uncle Wiggily went to visit his friend at the
store on Raccoon Island, and the two piggie boys stayed home to keep
house. And, when they had washed the dishes, Curly said:
"Now, Flop suppose we go looking for adventures. I'll go one way and
you can go the other, and we'll see who can find an adventure
first."
"All right," said the other little piggie boy. So they started away
from the bungalow. But as Curly fell asleep before he had gone much
farther than the Sylvan Way (which is a nice little rustic bench on
the island) no adventure happened to him. But wait until I tell you
what happened to Flop.
Off he started, and he had not gone very far before he heard some
one crying out:
"Oh, what shall I do with them? Oh, so many as there are! I never
can eat them all!"
"My!" exclaimed Flop, "I wonder if that is a bad bear who has caught
a whole lot of piggie or rabbit children? Who ever it is can't eat
them all, so it must be something extra good.
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