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"May we stay on the boat?" asked Bunny, as his father started back up to his office with Captain Ross. "Yes, you may play on board until it's time to go home to supper," promised Mr. Brown. "But don't fall overboard and don't go adrift again." MAY WE STAY ON THE BOAT ASKED BUNNY AS HIS FATHER STARTED BACK UP TO HIS OFFICE WITH CAPTAIN ROSS YES YOU MAY PLAY ON BOARD UNTIL IT'S TIME TO GO HOME TO SUPPER PROMISED MISTER BROWN BUT DON'T FALL OVERBOARD AND DON'T GO ADRIFT AGAIN
"When is a boat not a boat?" repeated Bunny. "Why, a boat is always a boat, Cap'n Ross, lessen you mean it's like a house 'cause people sometimes live in it." "No, I don't mean that," chuckled Captain Ross. "I'll ask you again. When is a boat not a boat? Can you guess?" Bunny and Sue shook their heads sideways to say "No." "Do you give up?" asked Captain Ross. Bunny and Sue shook their heads up and down to say "Yes." "When is a boat not a boat?" asked the Captain again. "When she's a _drift_, of course, like this one of mine was! Ho! Ho!" and he laughed heartily. "You see a boat's not a boat when she's adrift--a sort of snow _drift_! Ha! Ha! That's a riddle," and he laughed so heartily that Sue slipped from his lap. Bunny and Sue laughed also, and they liked Captain Ross. "Here we are now, all shipshape and Bristol fashion!" went on the captain as the motor boat towed the _Fairy_ back to the wharf. This time Captain Ross tied the rope himself to make sure it would not come loose again. P ON HIS KNEES AND I REMINDS ME OF A RIDDLE MONEY'S A BOAT NOT A BOAT WHEN THERE'S A BOAT NOT A BOAT REPEATED BUNNY WHY A BOAT IS OURS ABOUT CAPTAIN ROSS HOW SHOULD YOU MEAN IT A HOUSE SOME NICE HEAP ARE LIVING IT NO I DON'T MEAN THAT CHUCKLED CAPTAIN ROSS I'LL ASK YOU AGAIN WHEN IS A BOAT NOT A BOAT CAN YOU GUESS BUNNY AND SUE SHOOK THEIR HEADS SIDEWAYS TO SAY NO DO YOU GIVE UP ASKED CAPTAIN ROSS BUNNY AND SUE SHOOK THEIR HEADS UP AND DOWN AS IF TO SAY YES WHEN IS ABOUT NOT ABOUT ASKED THE CAPTAIN WHEN SHE'S ADRIFT OF COURSE LIKE THIS ONE OF MINE WAS HO HO AND HE LAUGHED HEARTILY YOU SEE A BOAT'S NOT ABOUT WHEN SHE'S ADRIFT A SORT OF A SNOW DRIFT HA HA THAT'S A RIDDLE AND HE LAUGHED SO HEARTILY THAT SUE SLIPPED FROM HIS LAP BUNNY AND SUE LAUGHED ALSO AND THEY LIKED CAPTAIN ROSS HERE WE ARE NOW ALL SHIP SHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION WENT ON THE CAPTAIN AS THE MOTOR BOAT TOWED THE FERRY BACK TO THE WHARF THIS TIME CAPTAIN ROSS TIED THE ROPE HIMSELF TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD NOT COME LOOSE AGAIN
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