By that time it was nearly dark, and they were all three very
hungry; so they went home.

They found that Mother Vedder had made buttermilk porridge for
supper. The Twins loved buttermilk porridge. They each ate three
bowls of it, and then their mother put them to bed.

This is a picture of the bed! It opened like a cupboard right
into the kitchen, and it was like going to bed on a shelf in the
pantry.

The very next thing the Twins knew, it was morning, and there was
Vrouw Vedder calling to them.

"It's market day, and the sun is almost up. Come Kit and Kat, if
you want to go with Father," she said.

The Twins bounced out like two rubber balls. They ate some
breakfast and then ran to the boat.

Father was there before them. He helped them into the boat and
put them both on one seat, and told them to sit still. Then he
got in and took the pole and pushed off.

Vrouw Vedder stood on the canal bank to see them pass.

"Be good children; mind Father, and don't get lost," she called
after them.

Kit and Kat were very busy all the way to town, looking at the