human
Well, Snoop had a good time with it, while it lasted,
gpt
And my fur wouldn't have lasted much longer with him, if he'd started to claw and bite it, remarked Mrs. Bobbsey.
human
I'm glad you called me in, Dinah.
gpt
Yessum, Ah thought maybe yo'd better see what the cat had, 'cause Ah couldn't make out what 'twas,
human
Well, now that the excitement is over, we'd better have supper, said Mr. Bobbsey.
gpt
Or did you youngsters have enough at the picnic to last until morning?
human
We want to eat now! decided Bert.
gpt
That wasn't so much we had at the picnic.
human
I guess you were extra hungry, from being out of doors all day, his mother said.
gpt
Well, supper will soon be ready.
human
I'm going to ride on a wooden lion, I am--on the merry-go-round. I'm going to ride on the lion.
gpt
So'm I, declared Freddie.
human
There are two lions, an' I'm going to ride on one an' Flossie on the other one.
gpt
Where's your merry-go-round?
human
At the fair--the Bolton County Fair, said Freddie.
gpt
I heard that funny red-faced man say so.
human
But the Bolton Fair is a long way off,
gpt
Daddy will take us; won't you? asked Flossie.
human
Can't we go to the fair and ride on the merry-go-round?
gpt
Well, I don't know, answered Mr. Bobbsey slowly.
human
I suppose it would be a good thing to visit a big county fair, and this is one of the largest.
gpt
But we'd have to go and stay for some time, said Mrs. Bobbsey.
human
Bolton is a long way off. We couldn't go and come the same day.
gpt
One ought to spend more than a day at a big fair if he wants to see everything, went on Mr. Bobbsey.
human
I never could stay as long as I wanted to when I was a boy. Now, I was thinking perhaps we could all go to Meadow Brook Farm for a little visit. From Meadow Brook it isn't far to the Bolton County Fair.
gpt
Oh, let's go!
human
What about school?