Little bunnies, oh, take care! Beware! See the farmer, with keen eye, Gun on shoulder, passing by; He is fond of rabbit pie! So my bunnies, do take care! Beware! _Joseph C. Sindelar From Nixie Bunny in Workaday-Land_ My Soldier Rabbits A soldier once lived at our house. He gave me two rabbits. They came in a box. This is how it happened: I was playing out-of-doors. My daddy called me. He said that there was a surprise for me in the house. I went into the house, and looked everywhere. At last I found the box with two rabbits in it which the soldier had given to me. You may be sure that I was glad. [Illustration: Rabbit jumping fence] The first thing I did was to thank the soldier for this surprise. My daddy made a house for the rabbits. We kept it in the back yard. We fed the rabbits dandelion and cabbage leaves. We gave them carrots, too. One day one of the rabbits ran away. My mother told me she saw him go under the porch. A friend named Alex crawled under the porch and got the rabbit. Then we put Bunny back into his own house. My rabbits sniff in such a funny way. Now I can sniff like a rabbit too. I call my rabbits “Soldier Rabbits,” because a soldier gave them to me. [Illustration: Squirrels] The Squirrels and the Gun Five little squirrels sitting on a tree, This one says, “What do I see?” This one says, “I see a gun!” This one says, “Come, let’s run!” This one says, “Let’s hide in the shade!” This one says, “I’m not afraid!” _Bang!_ goes the gun And all the squirrels run. Some Squirrels I Watched One day, when I was playing out-of-doors, I noticed several squirrels. They seemed to be playing “Tag.” They chattered as they played. They ran up and down the trees. They went around the trees and down to the ground. Then they ran up into a tree. After a time a dog came. The squirrels crossed over on a telephone wire to another tree. They climbed to the top of this tree. [Illustration: Squirrels in tree] The dog grew tired of waiting for the squirrels and went away. Then the squirrels came back to the first tree. They stayed there such a long time that I did not see them again. Eating Nuts