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`` Mother says I have to take it off as soon as I come home from school . Then I 'll wear it Sundays and birthdays and when we have company . '' Many of the children had brought their lunch , and Meg and Bobby had theirs with them . Mother Blossom thought they should be saved the walk home at noon when the deep snow made walking difficult . The afternoon period rather dragged , though Miss Mason , the teacher , read them stories about the frozen North and their geography lesson was all about the home of the polar bear . `` My , I was tired of listening , '' confided Bobby , hurrying home with Meg at half-past three . `` What do we care what polar bears do when we 've got snow all ready to use ourselves ? ''