The Little Laddie grows Wiser. 109

carry it with them, because it would
like a game in the hay.

So the little laddie forgot all his
troubles, and was as happy as a king,
with his dear father and mother, and
May May, and the pussy; and it
seemed time to come home and go
to bed a long while before he was
ready.

Mother put him to bed that night.
She always did when she could get
home from work in time; and then
she gave him a good bath, and lots
of kisses; because she loved her
little Johnny very much.

And though he did not tell her
quite all the secrets that he told to
May, yet he used to ask her lots of