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The Tale of Samue \"Yes, it is infested wit said Tabitha tearf \"I caught seven youn in the back kitchen, and we had them for dinner last Saturday.

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The Tale of Samue Ribby and Tabitha searched and They both heard a curious roly-poly under the attic floor.

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The Tale of Samue They returned to the \"Here's one of your k at least,“ said Ribby dragging Moppet out of the flour barrel.

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The Tale of Samue They shook the flour o and set her down on the kitchen floor She seemed to be in

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The Tale of Samue \"Oh! Mother, Mother,” said Moppet, \"there's been an old w

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el Whiskers The two cats ran to look at the dough pan. Sure enough here were marks of little cratching fingers, nd a lump of dough was gone!

The Tale of Samue \"Which way did she But Moppet had bee to peep out of the

el Whiskers go, Moppet?\" en too frightened e barrel again.

The Tale of Samue Ribby and Tabitha took to keep her safely in while they went on with

el Whiskers k her with them n sight, h their search. They went into the dairy.

The Tale of Samue The first thing they fou was Mittens, hiding in an empty j

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The Tale of Samue \"Oh! Mother, Mother,” said Mittens, \"there's been an old m

el Whiskers ” man rat in the dairy, and he's stolen a pat of butter and the rolling pin!\"

The Tale of Samue Ribby and Tabitha looked at on “ Ar an Oh so ex wr

el Whiskers ne another. rolling-pin nd butter! h, my poor on Thomas!\" xclaimed Tabitha, ringing her paws.

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el Whiskers \"A rolling-pin?\" said Ribby. \"Did we not hear a roly-poly noise in the attic when we were looking into that chest?“

The Tale of Samue Ribby and Tabitha rushed upstairs Sure enough the roly- was still going on q under the attic flo

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The Tale of Samue \"This is serious, Cousin said Ribby. \"We must send for Joh with a saw.\"

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The Tale of Samue Now this is what has happening to Tom K and it shows how unwise it is to go up a chimney in a very old house,

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The Tale of Samue Tom Kitten did not wa to be shut up in a cu When he saw that his mother was going to bake he determined to hid He looked about for a nice convenient pla and he fixed upon

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The Tale of Samuel Tom Kitten got upon the fender and looke It was a big, old-fashioned fire-p The chimney itself was wide enough in for a man to stand u So there was plenty for a

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The Tale of Samue He jumped right up into the fire-place, balancing himse upon the iron where the k

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The Tale of Samue Tom Kitten took anoth off the bar, and landed on a ledge high up inside the ch knocking down some soot into the fender.

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The Tale of Samu Tom Kitten coughed a with the smoke; and he could hear the to crackle and burn i down below.

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