"Give him to me," said a boy's voice. And there stood a small boy
dressed in a sailor suit and a big sailor hat on which was written,
"Battleship Uncle Sam."

And then Billy Bunny knew it was time to be going. So he gave one big
hop and maybe two million and a half little skips and jumps, and soon
he was far away, and if he hadn't maybe that little boy would have put
him in a cage or a big box and kept him shut up for a long time.

"Goodness!" said the little rabbit, "I must be more careful next
time." And then something happened. A little hard ball hit him on the
left hind foot, and a man's voice called out, "If it hadn't been for
that pesky little rabbit I would have made that hole."

And the big man put his golf stick in the bag and watched Billy Bunny
limp away to hide in the woods close by.




STORY XVII.

BILLY BUNNY AND THE FOREST DANCE.


When the moon is big and bright
Little bunnies dance at night.
How they hop and skip and go
On their lucky left hind toe.