Early the next morning the children were ready for school. But, almost
at the last minute, Bunny could not find his large pencil box.

"Where did you have it last?" his mother asked him.

"Oh, I remember! I saw it in the barn!" exclaimed Sue.

"That's right--we were playing school there day before yesterday," said
Bunny. "I'll get it!"

He ran to the barn, got the pencil box, thrust it into his bag with his
books, and trotted along with Sue.

Having to hunt for his pencil box at almost the last moment nearly made
Bunny and Sue late for school. But they slipped into their seats just as
the last bell was ringing. After the morning exercises, Bunny placed his
pencil box and the books he did not need to use right away in his desk
and went to his reading class.

It was when Bunny was doing his turn at reading up near the front
platform that Sadie West, who sat in the seat next to Bunny, gave a
sudden little cry.

"What is the matter, Sadie?" asked Miss Bradley, the teacher.

"Oh! Oh, if you please, Teacher, there's something in Bunny Brown's desk
making faces at me!" exclaimed Sadie.

"Something making faces at you? What do you mean, Sadie?" asked Miss
Bradley in surprise. "What is it?"