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The Tale of Samue \"Nonsense! Butter an replied Anna Maria Then they went

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The Tale of Samue Samuel Whiskers go a hole in the wains and went boldly d the front staircase to to get the butter. He did not meet anybody.

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The Tale of Samuel He made a second jo for the rolling-pin. He pushed it in front of him with his paws, like a brewer's man trundling a barrel.

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l Whiskers He could hear Ribby and Tabitha talking, but they were busy ghting the candle to look into he clothes chest. They did not see him.

The Tale of Samue Anna Maria went dow by way of the skirtin and a window shutte to steal the dough

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The Tale of Samue She borrowed a sma and scooped up the d with her paws. She did not observe Moppet.

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The Tale of Samue While Tom Kitten w under the floor o he wriggled abo and tried to m

el Whiskers was left alone of the attic, out mew for help.

The Tale of Samuel But his mouth was and cobwebs, and in such very tigh he could not ma hear him.

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el Whiskers Except a spider, who came out of a crack in the ceiling and examined the knots critically, from a safe distance.

The Tale of Samuel It was a judge of knot it had a habit of tying unfortunate blue-bo It d to To an un q

l Whiskers ts because g up ottles. did not offer o assist him. om Kitten wriggled nd squirmed ntil he was quite exhausted.

The Tale of Samue Presently the rats cam and set to work to m into a dumpling. First they smeared hi and then they rolled him in the dough.

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The Tale of Samuel \"Will not the string be very indigestib Anna Maria?\" inquired Samuel W

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The Tale of Samuel Anna Maria said t it was of no B t w a She laid hold of h

l Whiskers that consequence.” But she wished that Tom Kitten would hold his head still, as it disarranged the pastry. his ears.

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el Whiskers Tom Kitten bit and spat, and mewed and wriggled.

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el Whiskers The rats each held an end and the rolling-pin went roly-poly-roly, roly-poly-roly.

The Tale of Samue \"His tail is sticking ou You did not fetch en dough, Anna Maria \"I fetched as much as I could carry,\" replied Anna Maria

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The Tale of Samue \"I do not think,“ said Samuel Whisk pausing to take a at Tom Kitten, \"I i a I

el Whiskers kers, look do not think it will be a good pudding. It smells sooty.\"

The Tale of Samue Anna Maria was abou argue the point, when all at once there bega to be other sounds up The rasping noise of a

el Whiskers ut to n an p above. a saw; and the noise of a little dog, scratching and yelping!

The Tale of Samue The rats dropped the and listened attenti \"We are discovered a Anna Maria; let us collect our prop and other people's, and depart at once.\"

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The Tale of Samue \"I fear that we shall be to leave this puddin \"But I am persuaded th would have proved in whatever you may u to the contrary.\"

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el Whiskers ome away at once d help me to tie up me mutton bones a counterpane,\" d Anna Maria. ave got half a oked ham hidden he chimney.\"

The Tale of Samue So it happened that b John Joiner had got t there was nobody un except the rolling-pin Tom Kitten in a very d

el Whiskers by the time the plank up, nder the floor n and dirty dumpling!

The Tale of Samuel W But there was a stron and John Joiner spen the morning sniffing a and wagging his tail, round and round with in the hole like a gim

Whiskers ng smell of rats; nt the rest of and whining, , and going h his head mlet.

The Tale of Samue Then he nailed the p and put his tools in and came downst The cat family had q They invited him to stay to dinner.

el Whiskers plank down again his bag, tairs. quite recovered.

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el Whiskers They had been obliged to put Tom Kitten into a hot bath to get the butter off.