But no one minded this, and every one laughed, so there was a most jolly
good time. The lightning bugs kept on glowing, so it was not at all dark
in the cave, though it would have been only for these fireflies. Mr. and
Mrs. Hare had many questions to ask Mr. Monkey on a Stick about his
adventures, and he told them of the Calico Clown, the Sawdust Doll and
others from the toy store, including the Candy Rabbit.

"Just fancy!" exclaimed Mrs. Hare. "A Rabbit made of candy! I'm glad
you're not that kind, Jack."

"So am I," said her husband. "I'd be afraid, every time I jumped, that
I'd break a leg or an ear, if I were made of candy."

"Now I must show you our cave house," said Mrs. Hare, when the meal was
finished. "We think it is very nice."

"I'm sure it is," returned the Monkey.

So he was taken about, and he looked at the different burrows, or rooms,
in the cave house of Mr. Jack Hare. There were rooms for the children
Rabbits and rooms for Mr. and Mrs. Hare. In each room were lightning
bugs to give light, though as Mr. Hare said, they were needed only when
company came that could not see well in the dark.

"We put out every light when Mr. Mole comes," said Mrs. Hare.

"Why is that?" asked the Monkey.

"Because he has no eyes, and doesn't need to see," was the answer. "He
just feels and noses his way around. All darkness is the same to him."