For the time Mrs. Gordon had forgotten about
the hidden hen's nest. In fact, she had not thought that Bunny and Sue
would really spend much time looking for it. So when Sue said:
"I--I found it, Mrs. Gordon!"
Mrs. Gordon asked:
"What did you find, Sue, a penny rolling up hill?"
That was the way Mrs. Gordon sometimes joked with Bunny and Sue.
"No'm. I found your hen's nest, and I sat in it and broke all the eggs,"
said Sue. "I--I'm sorry."
"And I'm sorry with her," added Bunny.
"Bless your little hearts! What's it all about?" asked Mrs. Gordon with
a laugh. Then Bunny and Sue told her, and she laughed harder than ever.
Bunny and Sue smiled, for now they knew Mrs. Gordon did not mind about
the broken eggs.
"Well, I'm glad you found the nest, anyhow, if you did break the eggs,"
said the storekeeper's wife. "Maybe now my hen will not go over into
your barn, but will make her nest in our coop, where she ought to make
it. So it's all right, Sue, and here are some cookies for you and
Bunny."
The two children were very glad they had gone to tell Mrs.
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