"Aha! My brother, where?" asked the third crow.

"In the middle of the great meadow, and it will belong to the one who
finds it first!"

Then the crows went on talking about other things, but Dickie did not
hear them, for he was running in the direction of the great meadow as
fast as he could.

And when he came to the middle of the great meadow there was a large
box, and in the large box were three other boxes. One contained the
golden pennies, another the candy and the third was full of ice cream.

"I found it first!" Dickie cried and he took a pencil stub from his
pocket and, with much twisting of mouth and thinking, he printed his
name upon the box.

Then Dickie ran home as fast as he could and told Daddy Dorn. Daddy Dorn
hitched up Dobbin Dorn and Dickie and Daddy went to the middle of the
great meadow and put the big box in the wagon and took it home.

Then they called Mamma Dorn and they all ate some of the ice cream and
candy. Then Dickie took some of the ice cream and candy and some of the
golden pennies to Granny.

Then Dickie ran back home and had some more ice cream and candy, and
asked Daddy if he might take some of the golden pennies downtown and buy
something, and Daddy Dorn said: "Of course, Dickie Dorn, for they are
your golden pennies." So Dickie took two handfuls of the golden pennies
downtown and bought a fine little pony with a little round stomach, and