But George thought he could get Bunny loose easier than that. George got
a box, so he could stand on it and reach up to Bunny's leg without
getting up in the tree himself. Then George pulled and tugged away,
trying to lift up Bunny's foot.
But it would not come. It was caught, as if in a trap, and the longer
Bunny stood up, pressing down on his foot, the more tightly it was
wedged.
"Now for a good pull!" cried George, and he gave a hard tug.
"Ouch! You hurt!" said Bunny, and George had to stop.
"Well, I don't know what to do," he said. "I'll have to get you loose
some way. Come on," he called to Charlie and Harry. "You get hold of his
leg and we'll all pull."
"Then you'll hurt me more," said Bunny. "Go tell mamma. She will know
what to do!"
"Yes, I guess that's best," George said.
Mrs. Brown came running out when the three boys, who were a little
frightened, told her Bunny was caught in a tree.
"Oh, is he hanging head down?" asked Aunt Lu, as she hurried out after
Bunny's mother.
"No, he's standing up, but his leg is down in a hole," said George.
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