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;Don't you be silly�察�what do you mean�察�you silly old man�拭─�
;In the sack� �one�察�two�察�three�察�four�察�five�察�six� ─�replied Mr。 McGregor。
��The youngest Flopsy Bunny got upon the window´sill。��
MRS。 McGREGOR took hold of the sack and felt it。 She said she
could feel six�察�but they must be OLD rabbits�察�because they were so hard
and all different shapes。
;Not fit to eat�察�but the skins will do fine to line my old cloak。;
;Line your old cloak�拭─�shouted Mr。 McGregor;I shall sell them and
buy myself baccy� ─�
;Rabbit tobacco� �I shall skin them and cut off their heads。;
MRS。 McGREGOR untied the sack and put her hand inside。
When she felt the vegetables she became very very angry。 She said
that Mr。 McGregor had ;done it a purpose。;
AND Mr。 McGregor was very angry too。 One of the rotten marrows
came flying through the kitchen window�察 �and hit the youngest Flopsy
Bunny。
It was rather hurt。
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THEN Benjamin and Flopsy thought that it was time to go home。
SO Mr。 McGregor did not get his tobacco�察�and Mrs。 McGregor did not
get her rabbit skins。
But next Christmas Thomasina Tittlemouse got a present of enough
rabbit´wool to make herself a cloak and a hood�察�and a handsome muff and
a pair of warm mittens。
THE END
IN REMEMBRANCE OF ;SAMMY�察─ �THE INTELLIGENT PINK´
EYED REPRESENTATIVE OF A PERSECUTED ��BUT
IRREPRESSIBLE�� RACE。 AN AFFECTIONATE LITTLE FRIEND。
AND MOST ACCOMPLISHED THIEF� �
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THE ROLY´POLY PUDDING
ONCE upon a time there was an old cat�察�called Mrs。 Tabitha Twitchit�察�
who was an anxious parent。 She used to lose her kittens continually�察�and
whenever they were lost they were always in mischief� �
On baking day she determined to shut them up in a cupboard。
She caught Moppet and Mittens�察�but she could not find Tom。
Mrs。 Tabitha went up and down all over the house�察�mewing for Tom
Kitten。 She looked in the pantry under the staircase�察�and she searched the
best spare bedroom that was all covered up with dust sheets。 She went
right upstairs and looked into the attics�察 �but she could not find him
anywhere。
It was an old�察�old house�察�full of cupboards and passages。 Some of the
walls were four feet thick�察�and there used to be queer noises inside them�察�
as if there might be a little secret staircase。 Certainly there were odd little
jagged doorways in the wainscot�察 �and things disappeared at night
especially cheese and bacon。
Mrs。 Tabitha became more and more distracted�察�and mewed dreadfully
While their mother was searching the house�察�Moppet and Mittens had
got into mischief。
The cupboard door was not locked�察�so they pushed it open and came
out。
They went straight to the dough which was set to rise in a pan before
the fire。
They patted it with their little soft paws ;Shall we make dear little
muffins�拭─�said Mittens to Moppet
But just at that moment somebody knocked at the front door�察 �and
Moppet jumped into the flour barrel in a fright
Mittens ran away to the dairy�察�and hid in an empty jar on the stone
shelf where the milk pans stand。
The visitor was a neighbor�察 �Mrs。 Ribby�察 �she had called to borrow
some yeast。
Mrs。 Tabitha came downstairs mewing dreadfully;Come in�察�Cousin
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Ribby�察�come in�察�and sit ye down� �I'm in sad trouble�察�Cousin Ribby�察─�said
Tabitha�察�shedding tears。 ;I've lost my dear son Thomas�察�I'm afraid the rats
have got him。; She wiped her eyes with an apron。
;He's a bad kitten�察�Cousin Tabitha�察�he made a cat's cradle of my best
bonnet last time I came to tea。 Where have you looked for him�拭─�
;All over the house� �The rats are too many for me。 What a thing it is to
have an unruly family� ─�said Mrs。 Tabitha Twitchit。
;I'm not afraid of rats�察�I will help you to find him�察�and whip him too� �
What is all that soot in the fender�拭─�
;The chimney wants sweepingOh�察 �dear me�察 �Cousin Ribbynow
Moppet and Mittens are gone� ─�
;They have both got out of the cup´ board� ─�
Ribby and Tabitha set to work to search the house thoroughly again。
They poked under the beds with Ribby's umbrella�察�and they rummaged in
cupboards。 They even fetched a candle�察�and looked inside a clothes chest
in one of the attics。 They could not find anything�察�but once they heard a
door bang and somebody scuttered downstairs。
;Yes�察 �it is infested with rats�察─ �said Tabitha tearfully�察 �I caught seven
young ones out of one hole in the back kitchen�察 �and we had them for
dinner last Saturday。 And once I saw the old father ratan enormous old
rat�察�Cousin Ribby。 I was just going to jump upon him�察�when he showed his
yellow teeth at me and whisked down the hole。;
;The rats get upon my nerves�察�Cousin Ribby�察─�said Tabitha。
Ribby and Tabitha searched and searched。 They both heard a curious
roly´poly noise under the attic floor。 But there was nothing to be seen。
They returned to the kitchen。 ;Here's one of your kittens at least�察─�
said Ribby�察�dragging Moppet out of the flour barrel。
They shook the flour off her and set her down on the kitchen floor。
She seemed to be in a terrible fright。
;Oh� �Mother�察�Mother�察─�said Moppet�察 �there's been an old woman rat in
the kitchen�察�and she's stolen some of the dough� ─�
The two cats ran to look at the dough pan。 Sure enough there were
marks of little scratching fingers�察�and a lump of dough was gone� �
;Which way did she go�察�Moppet�拭─�
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But Moppet had been too much frightened to peep out of the barrel
again。
Ribby and Tabitha took her with them to keep her safely in sight�察�while
they went on with their search。
They went into the dairy。
The first thing they found was Mittens�察�hiding in an empty jar
They tipped up the jar�察�and she scrambled out。
;Oh�察�Mother�察�Mother� ─�said Mittens
;Oh� �Mother�察�Mother�察�there has been an old man rat in the dairya
dreadful 'normous big rat�察�Mother�察�and he's stolen a pat of butter and the
rolling´pin。;
Ribby and Tabitha looked at one another。
;A rolling´pin and butter� �Oh�察 �my poor son Thomas� ─ �exclaimed
Tabitha�察�wringing her paws。
;A rolling´pin�拭─�said Ribby。 ;Did we not hear a roly´poly noise in the
attic when we were looking into that chest�拭─�
Ribby and Tabitha rushed upstairs again。 Sure enough the roly´poly
noise was still going on quite distinctly under the attic floor
;This is serious�察�Cousin Tabitha�察─�said Ribby。 ;We must send for John
Joiner at once�察�with a saw。;
Now this is what had been happening to Tom Kitten�察 �and it shows
how very unwise it is to go up a chimney in a very old house�察 �where a
person does not know his way�察�and where there are enormous rats。
Tom Kitten did not want to be shut up in a cupboard。 When he saw
that his mother was going to bake�察�he determined to hide。
He looked about for a nice convenient place�察 �and he fixed upon the
chimney。
The fire had only just been lighted�察�and it was not hot�察�but there was a
white choky smoke from the green sticks。 Tom Kitten got upon the fender
and looked up。 It was a big old´fashioned fireplace。
The chimney itself was wide enough inside for a man to stand up and
walk about。 So there was plenty of room for a little Tom Cat
He jumped right up into the fireplace�察 �balancing himself upon the
iron bar where the kettle hangs。
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Tom Kitten took another big jump off the bar�察�and landed on a ledge
high up inside the chimney�察�knocking down some soot into the fender。
Tom Kitten coughed and choked with the smoke�察�he could hear the
sticks beginning to crackle and burn in the fireplace down below。 He made
up his mind to climb right to the top�察�and get out on the slates�察�and try to
catch sparrows。
;I cannot go back。 If I slipped I might fall in the fire and singe my
beautiful tail and my little blue jacket。;
The chimney was a very big old´fashioned one。 It was built in the days
when people burnt logs of wood upon the hearth。
The chimney stack stood up above the roof like a little stone tower�察�
and the daylight shone down from the top�察�under the slanting slates that
kept out the rain。
Tom Kitten was getting very frightened� �He climbed up�察�and up�察�and
up
Then he waded sideways through inches of soot。 He was like a little
sweep himself。
It was most confusing in the dark。 One flue seemed to lead into
another。
There was less smoke�察�but Tom Kitten felt quite lost。
He
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