Well, the next evening when the little rabbits woke up the sun wasshining brightly through their bedroom window and Mrs. Mousie wassinging a song down in the kitchen below as she made hot muffins forbreakfast. And this is what she sang:

"Upstairs in my nice guest room are two Nice little rabbits in bed. As soon as I'm able I'll fix up the table And give them some honey and cheese. And then a hot muffin to give them a stuffin', And then they'll be bountifully fed."

And when Billy Bunny heard her he grew so hungry that he hurriedfaster than he had ever hurried before, and so did the very aged gentlemanrabbit, and he buttoned his collar on backwards and put his left shoeon his right foot and tripped over his very aged wedding stovepipe hat.