So Jimmy rolled a turnip off the load. And after that he threw out a
cabbage, and then a head of lettuce.
"More! more! more!" Fatty ordered.
And soon Jimmy Rabbit saw with dismay that the vegetables were nearly
all gone. In a few moments he reached the very last one--a big turnip
which he could hardly lift.
But he managed to pick it up and raise it above his head. And then with
all his might he threw the turnip straight at Fatty Coon.
Fatty was just opening his mouth to say "More!" But he never said it.
The big turnip struck him right on his fat stomach and knocked his
breath out. He gave a faint groan and toppled over on the ground. And he
was so fat that he started to roll.
Though he clawed at the grass to stop himself, he rolled faster and
faster down the hill.
He was a very comical sight. And at any other time Jimmy Rabbit would
have stopped to laugh. But Jimmy was so glad to be rid of Fatty Coon
that he picked up the handles of his little wheelbarrow and ran home as
fast as he could jump.
[Illustration: 7 A Fast Runner]
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