a-rat-a-tat

Updated: May 3, 2025

Bunny said, "I suppose we shall have no visitors for some time now." "Don't be too sure of that," said a gruff old voice, "Here I am standing now." There stood Grandpa Grumbles in the doorway. He had never looked so happy in all his life. He struck the floor fiercely with his green cotton umbrella and said, "The Circus Cotton-Tails will come, A-rat-a-tat, just hear the drum."

Laura Rountree Smith - Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes