Produced by Ted Garvin, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders
[Illustration: "BRING THE CAMPHOR! BRING THE SMELLING SALTS!"]
1917, 1922
Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warmingtheir paws.
"What's that?" asked Bunny.
"What's that?" asked Susan.
They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in asnowdrift.
"Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
"Help, help," cried Susan, "I will get the wheelbarrow."
Bunny and Susan went out to shovel the little Bunny out of thesnowdrift. Bunny said, "You dear little fellow, how did you get stuckfast in the snowdrift?"
Susan looked hard over her spectacles and said, "Why, it is our owndear grandchild, Snubby Nose."
Then Snubby Nose cried and he screamed and he howled! Bunny Cotton-Tailshoveled as fast as he could, and in sixteen minutes he had Snubby Noseout of the snowdrift. Susan put him in the wheelbarrow and wheeled himto the house. All the time Snubby Nose cried and he screamed and hehowled!
Susan said, "Go and get the big tub and we will give Snubby Nose a hotbath."
Bunny got the tub and some warm water and he and Susan gave Snubby Nosea hot bath. They rubbed him dry with a soft towel, and all the timeSnubby Nose cried and he screamed and he howled!
Just at this very minute Grandpa Grumbles came in shaking the snow offhis fur and whiskers. He shook his green cotton umbrella. He came ingrumbling,
"It's noisy here, I do declare,
I just came out to take the air."
Snubby Nose stopped his noise and stared at Grandpa Grumbles. Bunny and
Susan said, "Sit down by the fire, Grandpa, and warm your paws."
Grandpa Grumbles sat down.
Snubby Nose cried, "Grandpa Grumbles, tell us a story, please tell us astory."
Bunny Cotton-Tail said, in a whisper, "Please don't mentionnoses."
Susan Cotton-Tail said, "Please don't mention snowdrifts."
Grandpa Grumbles was wet and cold, so he grumbl