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They had a jolly tea-party with a delicious strawberry cake for dessert to celebrate the first time that Wink and Wiggle had come to the table since the automobile accident. The next day, Hopsy and Webbie came to go nutting. They carried bags for the chestnuts. Buster took a basket also, for barberries. They had good fun picking the brown nuts from the soft, silky linings of the burrs.
They were pulling eagerly at the sprays of bright leaves, when along trotted Simon Skunk. "Hi, there!" he shouted, "leave those leaves alone." "Don't mind him," said Hopsy. "He is angry because we are getting the pretty leaves." "Hi! Those leaves are poison," warned Simon again. "Do you s'pose they are poison?" asked Webbie Spider.
"The burrs are prickly and the barberry bushes are prickly," said Hopsy. "Perhaps they are trying to say 'Touch me not! But we will pick them just the same," laughed Buster. "Let's get a bouquet of pretty leaves," said Webbie. "Ma would like some for her parlor." "There are lovely gold and scarlet leaves on that stone wall," said Buster. "Let's climb and get them."
Webbie, Spinnie, Tony, and Patty Spider! You will have a big school, Cousin Dot." "Fidelia Cricket is going with Sammie," added Granny. "Ah, I see that Mr. Jack Rabbit is sending his two boys Bunny and Bobsey. I fear you will have your paws full, Dot." "If I can manage my two small brothers, I'll not fear the others." "Tiny and Teenty are great gigglers," said Silver Ears.
"Well, Buster, how many?" "Not any; he'd eat 'em up," said Buster. "But if he did not eat them?" laughed Dot. Webbie Spider raised his paw. "You may tell us, Webbie." "One and one are two pieces of candy," answered Webbie. "Right. You are a smart scholar, Webbie." "Then please, Miss Dot, don't give the candies to Hopsy give 'em to me." "Now here is a harder problem," went on Dot.
Take a sip of the medicine several times each day and your many eyes will stop aching." "I will follow your directions carefully, Dr. Whiskers," smiled Lady Spider. "Is there really to be a school where my little Webbie, Spinnie, Tony, and Patty can be taught the civilized ways of your learned family?" "We have just arrived at the Lake and are hardly settled. There will soon be a school.
"He never goes alone, Silvy," replied Mother Graymouse, calmly. "Hopsy Toad, and Webbie Spider are going chestnutting with me," said Buster. "I had a nice walk yesterday with Bunny and Bobsey Rabbit. They took me over to Mr. Giant's strawberry bed. What do you think, Mammy! There are ripe red berries and pretty blossoms, now! On the way home, we saw yellow dandelion blossoms.
Giant's woodbine were purple. Remember, Buster, unless the leaves have five fingers like your paws, they are poison ivy. Now trot along with Hopsy and Webbie over to Wild Rose Cottage. Tell Grand-daddy all about it and ask him to fix you up." Dr. Whiskers washed the three scared little patients in salt water. "I am afraid you will be some puffed-up youngsters in the morning," he said.
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