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another。 

     There was less smoke�察�but Tom Kitten felt quite lost。 

     He   scrambled   up   and   up�察  �but   before   he   reached   the   chimney   top   he 

came to a place where somebody had loosened a stone in the wall。 There 

were some mutton bones lying about 

     ;This seems funny�察─�said Tom Kitten。 ;Who has been gnawing bones 

up here in the chimney�拭�I wish I had never come� �And what a funny smell� �

It is something like mouse�察�only dreadfully strong。 It makes me sneeze�察─�

said Tom Kitten。 

       He squeezed through the hole in the wall�察�and dragged himself along 

a most uncomfortably tight passage where there was scarcely any light。 

       He groped his way carefully for several yards�察�he was at the back of 

the skirting´ board in the attic�察�where there is a little mark * in the picture。 

       All   at   once   he   fell   head   over   heels   in   the   dark�察  �down   a   hole�察  �and 

landed on a heap of very dirty rags。 

     When Tom Kitten picked himself up and looked about himhe found 



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himself in a place that he had never seen before�察�although he had lived all 

his life in the house。 

     It   was   a   very   small   stuffy   fusty   room�察  �with   boards�察  �and   rafters�察  �and 

cobwebs�察�and lath and plaster。 

     Opposite to himas far away as he could sitwas an enormous rat。 

     ;What do you mean by tumbling into my bed all covered with smuts�拭─�

said the rat�察�chattering his teeth。 

       ;Please sir�察�the chimney wants sweeping�察─�said poor Tom Kitten。 

       ;Anna Maria� �Anna Maria� ─�squeaked the rat。 There was a pattering 

noise and an old woman rat poked her head round a rafter。 

       All   in   a   minute   she   rushed   upon   Tom   Kitten�察  �and   before   he   knew 

what was happening 

     His coat was pulled off�察�and he was rolled up in a bundle�察�and tied with 

string in very hard knots。 

     Anna   Maria   did   the   tying。   The   old   rat   watched   her   and   took   snuff。 

When   she   had   finished�察  �they   both   sat   staring   at   him   with   their   mouths 

open。 

     ;Anna      Maria�察─   �said   the   old   man    rat  ��whose     name     was    Samuel 

Whiskers���察 �Anna Maria�察�make me a kitten dumpling roly´poly pudding 

for my dinner。; 

     ;It   requires   dough   and   a   pat   of   butter�察  �and   a   rolling´pin�察─  �said Anna 

Maria�察�considering Tom Kitten with her head on one side。 

       ;No�察─  �said   Samuel   Whiskers�察   �make   it   properly�察�Anna   Maria�察  �with 

breadcrumbs。; 

       Nonsense� �Butter and dough�察─�replied Anna Maria。 

       The   two   rats   consulted   together   for   a   few   minutes   and   then   went 

away。 

     Samuel Whiskers got through a hole in the wainscot�察�and went boldly 

down   the   front   staircase   to   the   dairy   to   get   the   butter。   He   did   not   meet 

anybody。 

     He made a second journey for the rolling´ pin。 He pushed it in front of 

him with his paws�察�like a brewer's man trundling a barrel。 

     He could hear Ribby and Tabitha talking�察�but they were busy lighting 

the candle to look into the chest。 



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     They did not see him。 

       Anna Maria went down by way of the skirting´board and a window 

shutter to the kitchen to steal the dough。 

       She   borrowed   a   small   saucer�察  �and   scooped   up   the   dough   with   her 

paws。 

     She did not observe Moppet。 

       While   Tom   Kitten   was   left   alone   under   the   floor   of   the   attic�察  �he 

wriggled about and tried to mew for help。 

     But his mouth was full of soot and cob´ webs�察�and he was tied up in 

such very tight knots�察�he could not make anybody hear him。 

     Except a spider�察�which came out of a crack in the ceiling and examined 

the knots critically�察�from a safe distance。 

     It was a judge of knots because it had a habit of tying up unfortunate 

blue´bottles。 It did not offer to assist him。 

     Tom Kitten wriggled and squirmed until he was quite exhausted。 

       Presently   the   rats   came   back   and   set   to   work   to   make   him   into   a 

dumpling。 First they smeared him with butter�察�and then they rolled him in 

the dough。 

     ;Will    not   the  string   be   very   indigestible�察   �Anna    Maria�拭─    �inquired 

Samuel Whiskers。 

       Anna Maria said she thought that it was of no consequence�察�but she 

wished   that   Tom   Kitten   would   hold   his   head   still�察  �as   it   disarranged   the 

pastry。 She laid hold of his ears。 

       Tom Kitten bit and spat�察�and mewed and wriggled�察�and the rolling´pin 

went roly´ poly�察�roly�察�roly�察�poly�察�roly。 The rats each held an end。 

     ;His    tail  is  sticking   out�  �You    did  not   fetch   enough    dough�察   �Anna 

Maria。; 

     ;I fetched as much as I could carry�察─�replied Anna Maria。 

     ;I do not think;said Samuel Whiskers�察�pausing to take a look at Tom 

Kitten;I do NOT think it will be a good pudding。 It smells sooty。; 

     Anna Maria was about to argue the point�察�when all at once there began 

to be other sounds up abovethe rasping noise of a saw�察�and the noise of a 

little dog�察�scratching and yelping� �

       The rats dropped the rolling´pin�察�and listened attentively。 



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     ;We   are   discovered   and   interrupted�察  �Anna   Maria�察  �let   us   collect   our 

property�察�and other people's��and depart at once。; 

     ;I fear that we shall be obliged to leave this pudding。; 

       ;But I am persuaded that the knots would have proved indigestible�察�

whatever you may urge to the contrary。; 

     ;Come away  at   once   and   help   me   to   tie up   some   mutton bones   in   a 

counterpane�察─�said Anna Maria。 ;I have got half a smoked ham hidden in 

the chimney。; 

       So it happened that   by the   time John Joiner had got the plank up 

there was nobody under the floor except the rolling´pin and Tom Kitten in 

a very dirty dumpling� �

       But there was a strong smell of rats�察�and John Joiner spent the rest of 

the morning sniffing and whining�察�and wagging his tail�察�and going round 

and round with his head in the hole like a gimlet。 

       Then he nailed the plank down again�察�and put his tools in his bag�察�and 

came downstairs。 

     The cat family had quite recovered。 They invited him to stay to dinner。 

     The   dumpling had   been peeled off Tom  Kitten�察 �and   made   separately 

into a bag pudding�察�with currants in it to hide the smuts。 

     They  had   been   obliged   to   put   Tom   Kitten   into   a   hot   bath   to   get   the 

butter off。 

     John Joiner smelt the pudding�察�but he regretted that he had not time to 

stay   to   dinner�察  �because   he   had   just   finished   making   a   wheel´barrow   for 

Miss Potter�察�and she had ordered two hen´coops。 

       And when I was going to the post late in the afternoonI looked up 

the lane from the corner�察�and I saw Mr。 Samuel Whiskers and his wife on 

the run�察�with big bundles on a little wheel´barrow�察�which looked very like 

mine。 

     They were just turning in at the gate to the barn of Farmer Potatoes。 

     Samuel Whiskers was puffing and out of breath。 Anna Maria was still 

arguing in shrill tones。 

     She seemed to know her way�察 �and she   seemed to have   a quantity  of 

luggage。 

     I am sure _I_ never gave her leave to borrow my wheel´barrow� �



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       They went into the barn�察�arid hauled their parcels with a bit of string 

to the top of the haymow。 

       After   that�察 �there   were   no   more    rats  for   a  long   time   at  Tabitha 

Twitchit's。 

       As for Farmer Potatoes�察�he has been driven nearly distracted。 There 

are rats�察�and rats�察�and rats in his barn� �They eat up the chicken food�察�and 

steal the oats and bran�察�and make holes in the meal bags。 

     And   they   are   all   descended   from   Mr。   and   Mrs。   Samuel   Whiskers 

children and grand´children and great great grand´children。 

     There is no end to them� �

       Moppet and Mittens have grown up into very good rat´catchers。 

     They     go  out   rat´catching    in  the   village�察 �and    they  find   plenty   of 

employment。   They   charge   so   much   a   dozen�察  �and   earn   their   living   very 

comfortably。 

       They hang up the rats' tails in a row or the barn door�察�to show how 

many they have caughtdozens and dozens of them。 

       But Tom Kitten has always been afraid of a rat�察�he never durst face 

anything that is bigger than 

       A Mouse。 



     THE END 



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                 THE TALE OF MR TOD 



     I   HAVE   made   many   books   about   well´behaved   people。   Now�察  �for   a 

change�察�I am going to make a story about two disagreeable people�察�called 

Tommy Brock and Mr。 Tod。 Nobody could call Mr。 Tod ;nice。; The rabbits 

could   not   bear   him�察  �they   could   smell   him   half   a   mile   off。   He   was   of   a 

wandering   habit   and   he   had   foxey  whiskers�察  �they   never   knew   where   he 

would be next。 

       One day he was living in a stick´ house in the coppice�察�causing terror 

to   the   family   of   old   Mr。   Benjamin   Bouncer。   Next   day   he   moved   into   a 

pollard willow near the lake�察�frightening the wild ducks and the water rats。 

     In   winter   and   early   spring   he 
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