Bunny was willing, for he was hungry too, and the children, taking the basket of lunch, sat down in a shady place on the shore to eat. As Sue was taking off the napkins, in which the sandwiches and cakes were wrapped, she happened to think of something.
"Oh, Bunny!" Sue said. "Part of this lunch was for Bunker Blue."
Bunny thought for a second or two.
"Well, Bunker isn't here now," he said, "and he can't get here, less'n he swims. I don't guess he'll want any lunch. Sue."
"And anyhow, he can catch a fish," said Sue. "Bunker is good at fishing, and he likes to eat 'em."
"I wonder where Bunker is now," pondered Bunny.
He looked back up the lake. He could not see the island where they had left Bunker. It was out of sight around a bend in the lake shore.
"Do you think he'll swim down here and want some lunch?" asked Sue.
"No," answered Bunny. "We can eat all his. Bunker won't come."
