Gran’ma was ahead and had started across the little bridge when the rest saw her trip and almost fall. She managed to save herself by catching the railing, and the others, as they ran toward her, heard a bell tinkling up one side of the cliff. “Some mean person stretched a wire across the bridge and I tripped over it!” Gran’ma cried, as she showed the others the offending wire. Johnny caught hold of it to pull it loose, but gave a whoop and started jumping up and down. The bell up the cliff tinkled each time Johnny jumped. Janey, wishing to help her brother, caught Johnny’s hands to pull them from the tiny wire, and with a cry she too began hopping up and down and shouting for help. As Gran’ma reached for Janey, Gran’pa pushed her aside. “Don’t touch them!” he yelled. “It’s an electric wire! Stand back!” And with this Gran’pa took the crooked handle of his cane and jerked the wire from Johnny’s hands. Johnny and Janey sat down with a bump upon the tiny bridge. “O—oh Brud,” Janey laughed. “Wasn’t that funny!” “It’s funny, now,” answered her brother, “but it wasn’t pleasant when I first touched the wire! It felt as if I was being stretched out about six feet tall!” “You _are_ getting longer!” Gran’ma cried, as she helped Johnny to his feet. “Look at Janey!” he laughed. “Her dress is getting too short for her! Ha! Ha!” “I don’t see anything funny about it!” Gran’pa said reprovingly. “In fact, it may be very serious!” Johnny sobered up and twisted about to see himself. Both Johnny and Janey had grown two feet taller and were still growing. Their clothes were far too short to cover them and they looked ridiculous. Janey began crying as the Soft-Voiced Cow caught up with them. [Illustration: The -Voiced Cow jumped three feet in the air and started across the valley kicking her heels and mooing. (page 112)] “Whatever in the world has happened?” she asked as she sat down upon the wire. Gran’pa cried “LOOK OUT!” but he was too late. The Soft-Voiced Cow jumped three feet in the air and started across the valley, kicking her heels and mooing, while the tiny wire wrapped itself about her tail. With Gran’pa in the lead, waving his cane, they all ran after the Soft-Voiced Cow. “Wait a minute!” Gran’pa shouted. “I’ll pull it off with my cane! WAIT A MINUTE!” But the Soft-Voiced Cow continued running until the wire became tangled in a bush and was pulled from her tail. When she was free the Soft-Voiced Cow rolled head over heels and turned a complete somersault before she sat up and looked around wonderingly. “I do believe I lost my cud!” she exclaimed as Gran’pa and the children came up to her. “Your cud!” Janey exclaimed in wonderment. [Illustration] “Yes, my chewing gum!” replied the Soft-Voiced Cow. “All cows have cuds for chewing gum.” “Perhaps you left it at the Little Man’s house!” Janey suggested. “No! The Soft-Voiced Cow wasn’t in the house!” Gran’ma said, as she joined the group.