his leg growing better, grew happier.

"I say!" he called out just before morning to the Rabbit and the Cat.
"Are you asleep?"

"I was, but I am awake now," the sugar Bunny answered.

"And I am awake too," added the Cat.

"Then I will dance for you," went on the Clown. "My leg is better."

He stood up and he cut such funny antics by clapping his cymbals
together, standing first on one leg and then on the other, jiggling
his hands and feet, that the Cat went into mews of laughter and the
Rabbit chuckled until his pink nose seemed to wrinkle all up like an
accordion.




CHAPTER IV

UP IN A TREE


Faster and faster danced the Calico Clown. No one needed to pull his
strings now, for he could dance by himself, no eyes of children or
grown folk being in the closet to watch him.

Up and down, first to this side and then to the other, now on his left