Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour by Laura Lee Hope
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She and Bunny dressed quickly, and without waiting for breakfast they ran out to look at the automobile. Bunker Blue, the boy who worked at the dock for Mr. Brown and who had gone on the first trip in the Brown's big car, smiled at Bunny and Sue. "Well, you've got a fine car now!" he cried. "Is it different?" asked Sue. "A lot different. Come inside." "Breakfast, children!" called their mother. "Oh, Mother, just a second--until we see how the auto is fixed different?" begged Bunny. Mrs. Brown nodded, and Bunker Blue helped the little boy and his sister inside. There were many things changed. The electric lights were bigger and brighter, so they could see to read or play games better at night; a new cookstove had been put in; an extra bunk had been made, so five persons could sleep in the auto-van; a new tent had been bought; and in one corner of the tiny kitchen was a little sink, with running water which came from a tank on the roof. This tank was filled by a hose and pump worked by the motor. Whenever the water ran low the automobile could be stopped near a brook or lake, one end of the hose dipped in the water and the other stuck in the tank. Then the pump could fill the tank, and |
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