"Now we'll go across to the other side," said Sue.
But when she and Bunny had the raft about in the middle of the "lake,"
it stuck fast, because the water was not deep enough just there.
"Push!" cried Bunny. "Push hard, Sue!"
Sue pushed so hard that, all of a sudden, her pole broke, and she fell
off the raft into the water.
"Oh dear!" she cried. "Oh dear!"
For a moment Bunny did not know what to do. Then he saw that the water
was not more than up to Sue's knees and he knew she would not drown.
But, as she had fallen in backwards, she was wet from top to toe. Sue
began to cry as she got up, choking and gasping, for she had swallowed a
little water.
"Don't cry!" begged Bunny. "Let's pretend you're a swimmer on the beach
and went out too far."
"Wha-what good would that do, me pre-pre-tendin' that?" half-sobbed Sue.
"Well, then I'll pretend I'm a life-guard, and I'll swim out and pull
you to shore," said Bunny.
By this time Sue had managed to stand up firmly on her feet, though she
was very wet.
"There's no use in you're pretending you're a life-guard and getting all
wet like me, when I can just as well get on the raft myself," said Sue
practically.
"Oh, I want to be a life-guard," said Bunny.
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