Four little Blossoms at Brookside Farm - Tim And Angi

142 Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm
some of the hired men around here wash their
clothes in the brook. Let's go and see."
"Here, here! Where are you going?" called
Jud, as they began to scramble down.
"We saw something on the other side
of the
brook," explained Bobby. "We're going over
to see what it
is."
"Well, you just wait," ordered Jud.
"That's
the widest part of the brook down there, and all
that side is swampy land. You can't land on it.
You'll sink in. Wait till I take my shoes off, and
I'll
come and help you."
Jud took off his shoes and socks and rolled his
trousers up to his knees. He wasn't afraid that
the four little Blossoms would drown, for the
brook was not very deep in any part. But it
was wide at the point where Bobby wanted to
cross, and there was no bank, only a piece of
swamp, on the
other side.
"Now I'll take Dot and Twaddles, and you
and Meg hold hands," said Jud, as
he stepped
into the water. "Come on, Pirates, let's board
yonder frigate."
The children giggled and stepped gingerly