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could say a
word, Grandpa Grumbles opened his green cotton umbrella and set
Tippy Toes inside and carried him through the woods. The wind
whistled in their ears as they went. Grandpa Grumbles kept saying over
and over to himself,
"You were ill, and it is not funny, To call the Doctor and pay out
money."
Tippy Toes shouted at last so loud he could be heard,
"Grandpa, I have a funny nose, But my real name is Tippy Toes."

Grandpa Grumbles answered him,
"Snubby Nose, you can't fool me, Though I'm foolish as can be."
Then Tippy Toes stuffed his furry little paw into his mouth to keep
from laughing out loud.
"I wonder if Bunny and Susan will think I am Snubby Nose, too," he
said. "What fun that will be. I will visit them until Snubby Nose comes
home."
By and by they came to Bunny Cotton-Tail's house. Grandpa Grumbles
set Tippy Toes down on the doorstep and shouted,
"The house is dark, as you can see, You'll have to come and visit me."
So, they went on through the woods to Grandpa Grumble's house; for,
sure enough, Bunny and Susan had gone to bed and turned out all the
lights.
When they got to Grandpa Grumble's house a fire was burning merrily
on the hearth, and they went up and warmed their paws. Tippy Toes
danced up and down before the mirror and cried,
"Who is so ugly? Nobody knows." The mirror answered, "Snubby
Nose."
Grandpa Grumbles looked at Tippy Toes over his spectacles and said,
"I have not heard you cry or scream or howl for thirty minutes."
Tippy Toes did not know what this meant, for he had never cried or
screamed or howled in all his life.
He went up to Grandpa Grumbles and made a low bow and said, "Dear
Grandpa Grumbles, I want to thank you for the ride in your green
cotton umbrella."
Grandpa Grumbles could hardly believe his ears. He grumbled,

"You might be fooling me I suppose, Except for your ugly little nose."

CHAPTER IV
What do you suppose Snubby Nose was doing all this time? He woke
early one morning and danced before the mirror and asked,
"Who is so ugly? Nobody knows." The mirror answered, "Tippy Toes."
Snubby Nose cried, "That settles it, broken nose, or no broken nose, I
will go out and find Tippy Toes to-day. Perhaps he will be a fine
playmate for me."
Snubby Nose crept down stairs. He ran down the road and was soon out
of sight.
Bunny and Susan woke up and they looked in Snubby Nose's little bed,
but he was not there. They expected to hear him cry and scream and
howl any minute. They looked in the big chair. There was the pink
flannel wrapper but Snubby Nose was gone.
Bunny cried, "My fur and whiskers, he has gone out with his broken
nose."
Susan cried, "Bless my buttons, I expect to see him back any minute."
At that very minute Tippy Toes came tripping along, swinging his
basket to and fro and singing a nonsense song.
"My fur and whiskers, here he comes," cried Bunny, "and he is not
crying, but he is singing a song."
"Bless my buttons," said Susan, "he is not crying this time."
Tippy Toes came in and said, "Good morning Bunny and Susan, I have
brought you a present this fine winter morning."

Bunny and Susan could scarcely believe their ears, but Tippy Toes
opened his basket and took out the lamp and spectacles, and Bunny and
Susan were pleased, you may be sure.
Bunny lighted the lamp, saying, "How can I ever thank you, Snubby
Nose? Now I shall not burn my paw, as I read by candle-light."
Tippy Toes tried not to laugh when he was called "Snubby Nose." He
said, "Please tell me how you burned your paw, I am never tired
hearing about it."
Bunny Cotton-Tail began, "Once when I was young--"
"Rap-a-tap" was heard on the door, and Tippy Toes was so polite he
went to the door and brought the milk in.
Tippy Toes curled up then at Bunny Cotton-Tail's feet and begged, "Do
tell me now why you liked to read by candlelight."
Bunny Cotton-Tail began again, "Once when I was young--"
"Rap-a-tap" sounded on the door.
Tippy Toes went and let in the Grocer boy. He curled up again at
Bunny Cotton-Tail's feet and said, "Now Bunny, please tell me the
story."
Bunny Cotton-Tail began again, "Once, when I was young--"
_Then the most surprising thing happened!_
Soot began to pour down the chimney. It flew all over the room. It
covered the carpet and furniture and pictures.
Bunny shouted, "My fur and whiskers, what can be the matter?"
Susan said, "Bless my buttons,