"I belong to the Billy Bunny Boy Scouts of 0ld Snake Fence Corner,"replied the little rabbit. "I can't join your regiment." So he hoppedalong and by and by he came to a big black swan that was sailing upand down on a pond.

"Would you like to take a sail?" she asked, coming up close to thebank. "Because if you would, just hop on my back and I'll take youaround the pond two times and perhaps a half if you'll give me alollypop."

So the little rabbit opened his knapsack and gave her one and then hehopped on her back and went for a lovely sail in and out among thepond lilies and little green grass islands.