CHAPTER XI

BOBBY'S MEANEST DAY

Four boys and four girls rang the Blossom door-bell that night after
supper, eager to take part in the stuffed animal play. With the four
little Blossoms, that made twelve children, a most convenient number,
Aunt Polly said.

"I'll show you what we're going to do," she promised them, beckoning to
Twaddles and Dot to follow her. "Since the twins will have to go to
bed in half an hour, we'll let them be the first demonstrators."

Aunt Polly and the twins went out of the room, and in three minutes
there pranced back the cunningest little bear you ever saw. He wobbled
about on his four legs, opened a red flannel mouth and yawned, shook
hands with the delighted boys and girls and behaved altogether as a
well-brought-up bear should.

"Let me do it!" shouted the other boys and girls. "Let me! Let me!"

The bear was unbuttoned down his back by smiling Aunt Polly, and the
flushed and triumphant twins stepped out.

"Didn't we do it right?" they demanded happily. "Isn't it fun? But
you can't be a bear--Aunt Polly said so. There's only one of
everything."