Of course we know how the Clown got on the Elephant's back,
but Mrs. Dunn did not, nor did the children. They didn't know that the
toys had the power to make believe come to life when no one was watching
them.
"If they had only stayed out of the room a little longer, I would have
had a chance to slip down off the Elephant's back, and all would be
well," thought the Calico Clown. "But, coming in so quickly, they caught
me! I hope they never find out about our having fun when they are out of
the room, or they'll never leave us toys alone."
"How do you s'pose that Clown got on my Elephant?" asked Archie of his
mother, a little later.
"I think some of you children must have put him there, and forgotten
about it," said Mrs. Dunn.
"No! No!" the children cried.
"Well, then Nip must have been playing with the Clown and just dropped
him on the Elephant's back," said Mrs. Dunn. Nip was Archie's dog, a
great big fellow, but very kind and good, and especially fond of
children. He was called Nip because he used to playfully nip, or pretend
to bite, cats. He never really bit them, though.
"But Nip isn't here to take the Clown up in his mouth and put him on my
Elephant," Archie said.
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