"Of course we will," said the red monkey. "Do you want some sugar and chocolate to make candy?"

 

"No, but I want a yeast¹ cake and some flour to make bread with," said the mamma monkey. "Bread is more important than candy," she went on, "though candy is very good, if you don't eat too much. And I also want some molasses, for I am going to make molasses cookies."

 

"Oh, goodie!" cried Jumpo. "Come on, Jacko, we'll go in our automobile³ and it won't take us very long. Then we can go on another ride when we come back, and have some fun with the other animal boys."

 

So their mamma gave them the money for the yeast cake, the flour and molasses and away they[Pg 134] started off in the auto², blowing the horn, to kindly⁴ ask every one to look out so they wouldn't get run over.

 

Jacko was steering⁵, and Jumpo was sitting beside him. They hadn't gone very far before they met Uncle Wiggily Longears, the old gentleman rabbit who had given them the auto.

 

"Hello, Uncle Wiggily!" called Jacko, "don't you want a ride?"

 

"I believe I will get in," spoke⁶ the gentleman rabbit. "As my rheumatism⁷ hurts me to-day, I can't walk very well."

 

"Aren't you sorry you gave away this nice auto? Don't you want it back?" asked Jumpo, though he hoped he and his brother could keep it.

 

"No," answered the old gentleman rabbit, shaking his head. "I never had any luck with that auto. It wouldn't go for me, and I can't understand how it goes for you. I'm afraid if I ride with you that you'll have bad luck."

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