"And see the Monkey sail through air," remarked the Lamb on Wheels.

"But the Candy Rabbit is doing best of all," said the Bold Tin Soldier.

And really the Rabbit was the best jumper of the three. In fact, he
jumped so far that he sailed over the edge of the counter. And only that
a sofa cushion fell, at the same time, to the floor, so that the Candy
Rabbit landed on the soft, feathery thing, he might have hurt himself.

"The Candy Rabbit wins! The Candy Rabbit wins the jumping race!" cried
the Calico Clown, banging together his cymbals.

"Yes, he is the best jumper," agreed the Monkey and the Jack, who had
jumped only to the end of the toy counter.

"Oh, I'm sure you two could do as well if you had only had more
practice," said the Candy Rabbit, who was a nice, modest sort of chap.

"Shall we try it again?" asked the Jack, who really thought he was a
fine jumper.

"There will not be time," said the Bold Tin Soldier. "I can see the sun
coming up. Soon the store will begin to fill with clerks and shoppers,
and we must lie as still and quiet as if we never had moved or talked.
To-morrow night we shall have more fun."

A little later the girls and young ladies who worked at the toy counters
and shelves came in to get ready for customers.

Soon the people began coming in to look at the toys. The Lamb on Wheels