We'll make a place with
chairs where they keep the cow ponies and the broncos. I forget what
Uncle Frank called it."
"I know," said Janet. "It's cor--corral."
"Corral!" exclaimed Ted. "That's it! We'll make a corral of some
chairs and I'll be a bucking bronco. That's a horse that won't let
anybody ride on its back," the little boy explained.
"I wants a wide!" said Baby William.
"Well, maybe I'll give you a ride after I get tired of bucking,"
said Teddy, thinking about it.
They made a ring of chairs on the playroom floor, and in this corral
Teddy crept around on his hands and knees, pretending to be a wild
Western pony. Janet tried to catch him and the children had much fun,
Trouble screaming and laughing in delight.
At last Teddy allowed himself to be caught, for it was hard work
crawling around as he did, and rearing up in the air every now and
then.
"Give me a wide!" pleaded Trouble.
"Yes, I'll ride him on my back," offered Teddy, and his baby brother
was put up there by Janet.
"Now don't go too fast with him, pony," she said.
"Yes, I wants to wide fast, like we does with Nicknack," declared
Baby William. Nicknack was the Curlytops' pet goat.
"All right, I'll give you a fast ride," promised Teddy.
He began crawling about the room with Trouble on his back. The baby
pretended to drive his "horse" by a string which Ted held in his
mouth like reins.
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