or the dog."

"Well, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll not go back with you," said the
Rabbit. "I am not fond of dogs, and they are altogether too fond of me.
Good-bye!"

Then he hopped away, waving his paw at the Monkey, and the Monkey jumped
through the grass to the place where he had fallen from the dog's back.

There he found Mr. Grasshopper and Miss Cricket. They were eating some
of the green things that grew all around them.

"Have you seen anything of my friends?" asked the Monkey, as he hopped
up and sat on the hummock of grass where he had been resting after
cutting up his Monkeyshines.

"No, neither the boys nor the dog have been here," said the Grasshopper.

"But I heard a dog barking," said Miss Cricket. "It may have been the
Carlo you spoke about."

"And I heard some boys talking," went on the Grasshopper. "They may have
been Dick and Herbert. But they did not come here. Why don't you jump
along until you find them?"

"Yes, I suppose I could do that," agreed the Monkey. "But I'll wait a
little while, and, if they don't come for me, I'll see if I can find
them. As soon as I see them, though, I shall have to stop, and not move.
We toys are not allowed to move or talk as long as human eyes see us."