"In the toy store, where I came from, we had
an Elephant who put on roller skates and raced with a White Rocking
Horse."
"I wish I could have seen that," said the little Wooden Lion. "It must
have been funny."
"It was," said the Lamb on Wheels. "The Elephant wanted to race with me,
after the Horse was taken away. But I was sold, too, and brought here."
"I am glad to see you," said the Noah's Ark Lion. "I have been quite
lonesome. There used to be a number of us--there was a Tiger, a Camel, a
Monkey, a Hippopotamus, and, oh! ever so many others, besides the
Elephant. But we are all scattered. I am the only one left. Tell me,
were you ever in a Noah's Ark?"
"I never was," admitted the Lamb. "Is it nice?"
"Well, yes, only it's a bit crowded," answered the Wooden Lion. "But it
has to be that way, I suppose. I like it better in this playroom, as I
can move about more. But still I was lonesome until you came. Let us be
friends, and tell each other our adventures."
So the Lamb told of the fun she had had in the toy store with the Bold
Tin Soldier, the Calico Clown, and the others.
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