The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook

Nan, as she sat down on a green mossy seat benea

el Herold. "There is no pla

Freddie, as he set down the basket of sandwiches he had b

ighed Nan again. "It

hore best," said Mabel, "but now

to stay here all ni

's bugs-and-

t afraid of them," sp

then," declared Freddie. "But at nigh

d," exclaimed Nan, huggi

cried Bert to Harry. "Let

agreed the

ou!" shoute

?" asked Flossie, with quivering lip

rabbit," said Mr. Bobbsey, sitting down beside his w

ugh the woods until they were quite tired, and ve

yhow," said Harry, fanning himse

e just wanted to see

the basket in which the lemonade was pack

f a bit. If you take cold water, or icy lemonade, into your stomach after you are all he

le later they were allowed to

eat our lunch her

r on in the woods,"

carpet of moss under foot, until they came to a little gl

Freddie. "Oh, couldn't we have a circus, or a

half-promis

it. Then the lunch baskets were opened and the good things passed around. There

sey. "When we have finished, there are no dishes

yeah would be a good way to do back home-but it would be

"There isn't any place to hang up your stocking Christma

ghed Mr. Bobbsey. "But we will

the grass, in the shade of the trees, and Mr. Bobbsey told stories t

they were going to try for some fish, as they had brought hooks and lines

e was a flash, as of silver, in the air, and he hauled a fish

Bert, running over to look.

opping creature. "Put on some fresh bait." But Harry

ie had taken out her doll to pretend to get it to sleep. F

h. It was taken off the hook, and strung on a willow twig, and then, fastened so it could

down to the edge of the creek to watch them as they tried to

sh gave a big jump in

ad put

foot slipped on a wet, mossy stone, and the next

ome and get me!

ere was no danger, for the water was only a few inches deep, near

the little fellow

your old clothes on,"

ther it was

ce by Bert, and told to sit in the warm spot until he had dried out. Then the two larger boys went bac

rs. Bobbsey, when she saw the wet and muddy lit

nswered. "The fis

ck home now. Dinah was packing up the knives, forks

he felt something touch her back, and the next

, Bert!" she exclaime

dem wet slimy fish o

h over, and again she felt the we

colored cook. "Don't yo' put

f his voice Dinah looked up and saw him some distance off.

inah thought was

as a loud "Moo!" sounded i

assy!" she crie

ods, and, coming up behind Dinah, had licked her neck with a big

l of wooden plates she threw them at the cow. They rattled on the animal's horns, an

t was I, tickling her

laug

cook said, with a laugh. "I s'pected

fun and jollity the picnic things were

good time!" sighed Nan.

e and Harry walked along with the fish they had c

l he could. One day, when the boys and girls had counted on going out rowing on a little lake not far from Me

sighed Freddie. "

liked water," his fat

went on the little chap.

nd play in the hay. The big barn is full of new hay now, an

eat!" exclaimed

an out barking, with the children. Umbrellas kept the rain off

n it to the barn floor, where a carpet of more hay made a soft place on which

after a bit. "I'll 'blind' and when I say 'ready or

pots in the hay, and about the barn where they thought Harry could not see them. But Harry knew the old barn well, and he easily

ry cousin. But Freddie was not so easy to find.

les in the barn," the

at I guess I'd better g

p! Givey-up!" he call

ddi

pt quiet, but all they could hear was t

Freddie! Where ar

n free!" a

went on Bert. "Harry won't ta

d not reply. The boys and girls

nd her lips began to tremble as the

nd him," said

iding so far off he c

rr

read of a boy getting caught under a pile of hay

ddie's lost!" cried Flos