Horton," he said
earnestly. "Such mud you never saw! Ma keeps a broom at the back
door, and she won't let us come in till we change our shoes. She hands
us out clean ones. But of course it is always soft when the frost is
coming out of the ground."
Sunny Boy could hardly wait till Saturday. He and Oliver Dunlap were
the ones who had teased to be allowed to go on an "exploring" trip in
the country. At first they had planned to go together, without any one
else, but as soon as the other boys heard of the scheme, they wanted to
go, too. Nelson Baker heard about the plan, and he asked if he could
go. Nelson did not see much of Sunny Boy on school days because, of
course, he went to the public school and did not get home till three
o'clock in the afternoon. But he and Sunny Boy were good friends, and
Sunny was glad to have him go exploring with the rest.
"Bring me some pussy willows, if you find them," said Miss Davis, when
she heard what they were planning to do. "Miss May wants some pussy
willows to root in water and then she will plant them in the yard and
perhaps they will grow." Sunny Boy promised to bring back pussy
willows, if they found any.
Friday came at last, and that meant he could leave his rubber boots
beside his bed where he could see them the first thing in the morning.
Somehow, Sunny Boy never felt that he was going on a long trip till he
saw the big trunk standing in the hall, waiting to be packed, and he
never felt that he was going on a little trip till he could put the
things he was to wear in neat piles ready to hop into.
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