not to hurt him. Then she was such a fine swimmer that she managed to get
to shore, towing and pulling Jimmie with her, for the water could not hurt
Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy, no matter how hard the millwheel splashed.

So that is how Jimmie was saved from the waterfall, and when his papa and
mamma came home they were very glad, of course, and why shouldn't they be?
But, all the same Lulu and Jimmie had to be punished for disobeying, and
going too near the falls when they had been told not to, and their
punishment was that they could not go in swimming for three days. And if
you ever were a duck you know that was very severe punishment indeed, very
severe.

But I'm not going to say that Jimmie and Lulu didn't deserve it, no indeed
I'm not; not if you were to offer me an orange and a half; and I'm very
fond of oranges; very. Well, that's how things will sometimes happen in
this world, won't they? do the best that you can. But now I suppose you
want to know what the story will be about to-morrow night. Well, if I see
a pink grasshopper, I shall tell you about a visit the Wibblewobble
children paid to poor, sick, Billie Bushytail.




STORY V

A VISIT TO BILLIE BUSHTAIL


You remember how Lulu and Jimmie had to be punished for disobeying their
papa and mamma, and going too near the waterfall, I suppose? They couldn't