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didn't know that you were going to be Chocolate, too."
    "I thought you were going to be the Queen of Hearts," said Penny. "I saw the dress in your closet. And a gold crown."
    "Oh!" replied Patsy. "That's Mommy's dress. She's going to a party tomorrow night."
    "Mother!" shouted Penny, as the two bears climbed the stairs. "Look at Patsy! She's dressed like Chocolate, too."
    When the two bears came into the room, Penny's mother laughed and laughed. She

    laughed until the tears ran down her cheeks. "Why, I can't tell you apart," she said.
    "Mother, did you know that Patsy was going to be Chocolate?" asked Penny.
    "Yes, I did," replied Mother. "Patsy's mother and I thought it would be such fun for you to surprise each other. We made your costumes together, so that they would be exactly alike."
    Just then Patsy's mother came in. When she saw the two bears she laughed just as hard as Penny's mother had laughed.
    Penny and Patsy were both feeling a little bit disappointed because each one had expected to be the only Chocolate at the party.
    "Why, I can't tell which is which," laughed Patsy's mother. "Even their voices sound exactly alike, inside of those heads."
    "You will have a wonderful time at the party," said Penny's mother. "Everyone will get you mixed up. Think what fun it will be to fool them."
    This made the children feel much better. They began running in and out of the room to see if their mothers could tell them apart.
    Then they went downstairs to the kitchen. There they had a merry time, fooling Minnie.
    When it was time to go to the party, Patsy said, "I'm glad now that we are both dressed like Chocolate. We're going to have fun, fooling everybody at the party."
    "We're going to fool 'em, all right," said Penny. "We're going to fool everybody."
    "It's a big joke, isn't it?" said Patsy.
    "Yes," chuckled Penny. "I think it's the biggest joke that ever was!"

6. More Surprises

    When it was time to go to the Halloween party, Penny and Patsy asked if they could go by themselves. It wasn't very far, so their mothers agreed that they could walk over alone.
    "But we will come for you," said Penny's mother. "We will be there at nine o'clock."
    "Okay!" said Penny, as the two bears went out of the door.
    They trotted down the street and their mothers watched them until the children turned the corner. They couldn't tell which was Penny and which was Patsy.
    As the children turned the corner, they came upon Mike, a great big police dog. Mike belonged to Mr. Turner, a friend of Penny's daddy. Penny and Patsy both loved Mike and Mike was very fond of the children. But Mike didn't know the children at all, now that they were dressed like bears. To him they were just strange animals that he had never seen before. And Mike didn't like strange animals. He let out a low growl.
    Penny and Patsy stood still. "Hello, Mike," said Penny. But it didn't sound at all like Penny's voice.
    Mike was sure he didn't like the strange animals now, so he gave a terrific bark.
    "He doesn't know us," said Patsy. "Let's run home."
    "No," said Penny. "He'll run after us and he might catch us. Daddy always says you mustn't act scared."
    The two bears huddled together against a stone wall. They were both trembling.
    "But I
am
scared," said Patsy, beginning to cry.
    Mike was barking furiously now.
    "I'll take off my head," said Penny. "Then he'll see who I am. Here, Patsy, you undo the zipper."
    Patsy undid the zipper and Penny took off the bear's head.
    "See, Mike! It's Penny."
    Mike kept his eyes on the head in Penny's hands and went right on barking.
    "I want to go home," cried Patsy.
    Penny laid the bear's head down on the stone wall. Then Mike came up to Penny as he always had, wagging his tail.
    Penny patted Mike on the head. "See," said Penny, "he was scared of the bear's head."
    Then Mike turned on Patsy and began barking as hard as ever.
    "Oh, Penny!" cried Patsy. "Pull my zipper, quick. I'll take off my head, too."
    Penny pulled Patsy's zipper and