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 So then Cheery held the Baby, and The Chum went to work. First he painted the curly tail in rings, blue on the end, and then red, and then yellow; and then he painted a beautiful big red rose on one side of him, and a lovely blue violet on the other side. One could tell that it was a rose and a violet, because one was red and the other was blue;—but of course you know that it would be very hard to paint on a wiggly pig, and make things look exactly as you wish them to. And then The Chum painted on some red and yellow striped stockings, and some blue shoes; and then—they let Winkie Baby go, and stood back to look at him, shouting with laughter.

Winkie Baby didn't seem to mind it in the least; but stood and blinked at them through his yellow spectacles, as much as to say: "Well, I'm glad if you're having a good time; but I don't know what it's all about. Keep on laughing if you want to. It doesn't bother me."