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"There must have been a cave-in at our gold mine," said Hal. "But how did Nicknack get here?" Ted went on. "I guess Trouble must have untied him and brought him here." suggested Janet. Then they all watched while Grandpa Martin and the lollypop man dug out the goat. "Baa-a-a-a-a!" bleated Nicknack as he scrambled out after most of the sand had been shoveled off his back. "Baa-a-a-a!" "My!
Henry had not come back. Leaning over the edge of the calf's pen, Bunny dipped the brush in the paint, and began striping the baby cow. "Baa-a-a-a-a!" went the little animal, and the old cow went: "Moo!" Again and again Bunny Brown dipped the brush in the green paint the hired man had left, and stripe after stripe did the little fellow put on the calf.
Nearly always, when he was called to in that way, he did, giving a loud "Baa-a-a-a-a!" that could be heard a long way. "Oh, Nicknack isn't here!" cried Jan, when she saw the empty place. "Maybe he's run away, Ted." "He must be on the island somewhere," said the little boy. "He can't row a boat and get off, and he doesn't like to swim, I guess, though he did fall into the water once."
The first they knew was when they heard a loud: "Baa-a-a-a-a!" Then they heard a pounding of hoofs on the ground and the ram came running at them. "Oh, look!" cried Russ. "Here he comes! We'd better get on the other side of the fence! Come on, Laddie!" "I'm coming!" answered the little fellow. "Hurry!" "It it's too bad we didn't save him some sugar," panted Russ, as he and Laddie ran on.
"What is it?" asked Grandpa Martin from the curtained-off part of the tent where he slept. "It's a bear!" cried Janet. Just then, from outside came a loud: "Baa-a-a-a-a!" Teddy looked very much surprised. Then he smiled. Then he laughed and cried: "Why, it's our goat Nicknack!" "I guess that's what it is," added Grandpa Martin. "But he seems to be in trouble. I'll go outside and look."
There was nothing in the first two vacant lots, but in the third after they had stopped at one or two houses and had not found the missing ones Teddy suddenly cried out: "Hark!" "What'd you hear?" asked Bob. "I thought I heard a goat bleating," was the answer. "Listen!" whispered Mrs. Newton. They kept quiet, and then through the air came the sound: "Baa-a-a-a-a!"
Teddy said, when they were almost at the island, and could see Jan waving to them. "I knew he'd like the boat ride, Grandpa." "Yes, he seems to like it. Now if we " But just then something happened. The wind suddenly blew rather hard, roughening the water and causing the boat to tip. Nicknack was jostled over against the wagon, and some water splashed on him. "Baa-a-a-a-a!" bleated the goat.
But the calf did not stand as still with Bunny inside the stall with her, as when he had been outside. The calf seemed frightened. "Baa-a-a-a-a!" it cried. "Baa-a-a-a-a! Baa-a-a-a-a!" And the old mother cow cried: "Moo! Moo! Moo!" She did not like to see Bunny so close to her baby calf, I guess. But the old cow did not try to hook Bunny with her horns.
And now, just as the Goat was going to take the Bunny up from the box, the Monkey suddenly gave a jump! Oh, such a jump! Off his stick he jumped, and he landed right on the Goat's back. With his hands the Monkey began to pull the Goat's hair. He even reached around and pulled the Goat's whiskers, the Monkey did. "Baa-a-a-a-a!" bleated the Goat. "Stop, Monkey! You're hurting me!
"Baa-a-a-a-a!" sounded again, and then a funny black nose, followed by a head with curving horns on it, was thrust into the tent. "This isn't the Lamb!" cried the Monkey. "Indeed I'm not a Lamb!" was the answer. "I'm a Billy Goat! Baa-a! Baa-a-a-a! What's going on here?" he bleated. "We're going to have a show," said the Monkey. "I am going to be in it, and so is the Candy Rabbit."
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