"
"Why, not?" asked the rabbit gentleman.
"Because we can't get him to take a drop," said the puppy dog boy's
mother. "Not a drop will he take, though I have fixed it up for him
with orange juice and sugar and even put it in a lollypop. But he
won't take it, and Dr. Possum says he won't get well unless he takes
the bitter medicine."
"Well, Dr. Possum ought to know," said Uncle Wiggily. "But why don't
you ask him a good way to give the medicine to Jackie?"
"That's what I'm waiting out here for now," said Mrs. Bow Wow. "I want
to catch Dr. Possum when he comes past, and ask him to come in and give
Jackie the medicine. The poor boy really needs it to make him well."
"Of course he does," agreed Uncle Wiggily. "And while you are waiting
for Dr. Possum I'll see what I can do."
"What are you going to do?" asked Mrs. Bow Wow, as the bunny uncle
started for the dog kennel.
"I'm going to try to make Jackie take his bitter medicine. You just
stay out here a little while."
"Well, I hope you do it, but I'm afraid you won't," spoke Mrs. Bow Wow
with a sigh. "I've tried all the ways I know. I was just going, as
you came along, to get a toy balloon, blow it up, and put the medicine
inside. Then I was going to let Jackie burst it by sticking a pin in
it. And I thought when the balloon exploded the medicine might be
blown down his throat.
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