Tonight you have met all the family so we must stop for the clock says
"after seven." Tomorrow we will meet all the animals and they are really
part of the family too.




SECOND NIGHT

THE PLAYMATES OF THE THREE HAPPY CHILDREN


The three happy children have many playmates, who live in the barnyard.
Some have four feet and some only two, but _these_ have two wings
besides to make up for the missing feet.

Jehosophat, Marmaduke, and Hepzebiah like the dogs best. And just as
there are three children so there are three dogs. Let's shake hands with
them, one by one.

The great big dog is named Rover, the middle-sized one Brownie, and the
little yellow curly one Wienerwurst.

A wise fellow is Rover. From a cold country called Newfoundland his great
grandfather came. And he seems to think life is a very serious matter. His
coat is black with snow-white patches. His hair curls a little. It feels
very soft when you lay your head against it.

He doesn't play as much as the other two doggies. But once when Hepzebiah