I've brought two books for us to look over.

One's that Shakespeare thing, and the other is called 'A Reunion at Mother Goose's.' It's awfully funny; I think it's better than the Shakespeare." "I think Mother Goose things are silly," said Ethel Holmes.

"Who wants to go around dressed up like Little Bo-peep, and say 'Ba, ba, black sheep,' all the time ?" "Yes, or who wants to be Red Riding Hood's wolf and eat up Mary's little lamb ?" "Oh, it isn't like that; it's a reunion, you know, and all the Mother Goose children are grown up, and they talk about old times." "It does sound nice," said Patty, "let's read it." They read both the plays, and so interested were they in the reading and discussing them that before they knew it the afternoon slipped away, and Pansy Potts came in to announce that the tea was ready.
"Goodness," cried Patty, "I forgot all about it! Come on, girls, we can discuss the play just as well at the table." "Yes, and better," said Elsie.
Such a shout of exclamation as went up from the Tea Club girls when they saw Patty's table.
"Why didn't you tell us there was to be a wedding ?" said Ethel, "and we would have brought presents." "Is it an African jungle ?" said Laura, "or is it only Smith's flower store moved up here bodily ?" "I think it looks like a page out of the _Misses' Home Guide_" said Polly Stevens.

"You ought to have this table photographed, it would take the first prize! But where are we going to eat?
Surely you don't expect us to sit down at this Louis XlV.

gimcrack ?" "Nonsense," said Patty.