He looked worried, and
so did Sue.
"If we had a harness for our new dog we could hitch him to the boat, and
maybe he could pull it into the water," remarked Bunny, after a bit.
"Oh, that would be fine!" cried the little girl. "And maybe he could
swim, and pull us all the way home."
"But we haven't any harness," said Bunny with another sigh.
"Couldn't we use the fish line? I've got another piece of string."
"We can try."
With the string, which he knotted together, Bunny made a sort of
"harness," putting one end around the dog's neck, and tying the other
end to the bow, or front of the boat.
"Now pull us, Towser!" Bunny cried.
"Is his name Towser?" Sue wanted to know.
"Well, we'll call him that until we can think of a better name. Go on,
pull!" ordered Bunny.
But the dog only barked and stood still. He did not seem to mind being
"hitched up." It seemed as though he had often had children play with
him.
"Oh, I know how to make him pull us!" Sue exclaimed.
"How?"
"Throw a stick in the water, and he'll chase after it.
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