But there was no one inside, so he hopped in and sat down/on a teenywicker chair and rocked back and forth. For it was a rocking chair,you know. And. by and by, he fell asleep and dreamed that thebeautiful peacock was flying around the fountain and scattering thewater drops all about with his mag-nif-i-cent tail. And then, all of asudden, the little rabbit woke up, for somebody was saying:

"Isn't this a dear little bunny?" And Billy Bunny opened his eyes andsaw a little girl with yellow curls leaning over him.

"Give him to me," exclaimed a boy's voice. And there stood a tiny boydressed in a sailor suit and a gigantic sailor hat on which was writtwelve,"Battleship Uncle Sam."