"Come on, now," said Bunny. "We'll spread our blankets out on the
ground, Sue, and go to sleep. Then we'll make believe we're camping out,
just as we're going to do up at the lake."
As he spoke Bunny spread his two blankets out on the ground under the
tent. He folded them so he could crawl in between the folds, and cover
himself up, for it was rather chilly that spring night.
"I--I want a pillow, Bunny," said Sue. "I want something to put my head
on when I go to sleep."
"Hush!" cried Bunny in a whisper. "If you speak out loud that way, Sue,
mother or daddy will hear us. Then they'll come and get us and make us
sleep in our beds."
"Well--well," answered Sue, and Bunny could tell by her voice that she
was trying hard not to cry, "well, Bunny Brown, I--I guess I'd better
like sleepin' in my bed, than out here without no pillow. I want a
pillow, an' it's dark an' cold, an'--an'----"
Sue was just ready to cry, but Bunny said:
"Oh, come on now, Sue! This is fun! You know we're making-believe camp
out!"
"All right," Sue answered, after thinking it over a bit. "But can I--can
I sleep over by you, Bunny?"
"Yes.
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