Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ [Illustration: THE HAY SLIPPED OFF ALONG WITH THE SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AND ADAM. _Six Little Bunkers at Farmer Joel’s._ _Frontispiece_—(_Page 152_) SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT FARMER JOEL’S BY LAURA LEE HOPE AUTHOR OF “SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT GRANDMA BELL’S,” “SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT MAMMY JUNE’S,” “THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES,” “THE BUNNY BROWN SERIES,” “THE MAKE BELIEVE SERIES,” ETC. _ILLUSTRATED BY_ WALTER S. ROGERS NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America BOOKS BY LAURA LEE HOPE 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. THE SIX LITTLE BUNKERS SERIES SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT GRANDMA BELL’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT AUNT JO’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT COUSIN TOM’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT GRANDPA FORD’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT UNCLE FRED’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT CAPTAIN BEN’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT COWBOY JACK’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT MAMMY JUNE’S SIX LITTLE BUNKERS AT FARMER JOEL’S THE BUNNY BROWN SERIES BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPA’S FARM BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LU’S CITY HOME BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CAMP REST-A-WHILE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE IN THE BIG WOODS BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON AN AUTO TOUR BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR SHETLAND PONY BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE GIVING A SHOW BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CHRISTMAS TREE COVE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE IN THE SUNNY SOUTH BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE KEEPING STORE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR TRICK DOG THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES (Sixteen Titles) THE MAKE BELIEVE SERIES (Twelve Titles) THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES (Thirteen Titles) GROSSET & DUNLAP, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK Copyright, 1923, by GROSSET & DUNLAP Six Little Bunkers at Farmer Joel’s CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. RUSS IN DANGER 1 II. A LOAD OF FLOWERS 13 III. THE SECRET 24 IV. WHERE IS LADDIE? 36 V. OFF TO THE FARM 44 VI. SOMETHING IN THE STRAW 54 VII. AT FARMER JOEL’S 64 VIII. IN THE HAY 74 IX. WHEN THE COWS CAME HOME 85 X. BUZZING BEES 97 XI. MUN BUN’S GARDEN 106 XII. A STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE 118