ods of
the island, looking to see if any berries were yet ripe, they came back
to camp rather tired and warm.

"I know what would be nice for you," said Nora, who came to the flap
doorway of the kitchen tent. "Yes, I know _two_ things that would be
nice for you."

"What?" asked Jan, fanning herself with her sunbonnet.

"I hope it's something good to eat," sighed Teddy, as he sat down in the
shade.

"Part of it," answered Nora. "How would you like some cool
lemonade--that is, when you are not so warm," she added quickly, for
Teddy had jumped up on hearing this, and was about to make a rush for
the kind cook. "You must always rest a bit, when you are so warm from
running, walking or playing, before you take a cold drink of anything."

"But have you any lemonade?" asked Janet, for she, too, was tired and
thirsty.

"I'll make some, and you may have it when you are not so heated," went
on the cook. "And I'll get some sweet crackers for you."

"That's nice," said Janet. "Are they the two things you were going to
tell us to do, Nora?"

"No, I'll count the lemonade and crackers as one," went on the cook with
a smile. "The other thing I was going to tell you to do is to take
Nicknack and have a ride. That will cool you off if you go in the
shade."

"Oh, so it will!" cried Ted. "We'll do it! And can we take the lemonade
in a bottle, and the crackers in a bag, and put them in the goat-wagon?"

"Do you mean to give the crackers and lemonade a ride, too?" asked
Mother Martin, who came out of her tent just then.

"No, but we can take them with us, and have a little picnic in the
woods," explained Teddy. "We didn't find any berries, and so we didn't
have any picnic."

"All right, Nora, give them the lemonade and crackers to take with
them," said Mrs. Martin, smiling at the Curlytops.

"I'll go and make the cool drink now," said the cook.

"And I'll get the crackers," said the children's mother.

"And we'll go and get Nicknack and harness him to the cart," added Ted.

He and Janet were soon on their way to the little leafy bower where the
goat was kept, for it was so warm on Star Island that the goat did not
stay more than half the time in the stable Grandpa Martin had made for
him.

"Here, Nicknack! where are you?" called Teddy, as he neared the bower.

"Here, Nicknack!" called Janet.

But the goat did not answer. Nearly always, when he was called to in
that way, he did, giving a loud "Baa-a-a-a-a!" that could