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The Tale of Samuel

l Whiskers \"I cannot go back. If I slipped I might fall in the fire and singe my beautiful tail and my little blue jacket.\"

The Tale of Samue

el Whiskers So he made up his mind to climb right to the top, and get out on the slates, and try to catch sparrows.

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l Whiskers The chimney was a very big old-fashioned one. t was built in the days when people burnt logs of wood upon the hearth.

The Tale of Samuel The chimney stack stood up above the roof like a little stone tower, and the daylight shone down from th under the slanting that kept out th

Whiskers t he top, g slates he rain.

The Tale of Samue Tom Kitten was getting

el Whiskers g very frightened! He climbed up, and up, and up.

The Tale of Samue Then he waded si through inches of He was like a little chim

el Whiskers ideways soot. mney sweep.

The Tale of Samue It was most confusin in the dark. One flue seemed to lead into another. There was less smok but Tom Kitten

el Whiskers ng ke, n felt quite lost.

The Tale of Samue He scrambled up and he reached the chim he came to a place where somebody a stone in the

el Whiskers d up; but before mney top e y had loosened wall.

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el Whiskers There were some mutton bones lying about.

The Tale of Samue \"This seems funny,\" said Tom Kitten. \"Who has been gnawing bones up here in the chimney? I wish I had never co

el Whiskers ome!

The Tale of Samue And what a funny sm It is something like m only dreadfully stron It makes me sneeze, said Tom Kitten.

el Whiskers mell? mouse; ng. ,\"

The Tale of Samue He squeezed throu in the wall, and dr himself along a m uncomfortably t where there was sc

el Whiskers ugh the hole ragged most tight passage, carcely any light.

The Tale of Samue He groped his way carefully for severa He was at the back o the skirting-board in the attic, where there is a little mark * in the picture.

el Whiskers al yards; of

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uel Whiskers All at once he fell head over heels in the dark, down a hole, and landed on a heap of very dirty rags.

The Tale of Samue When Tom Kitten pick and looked about him He found himself in a place that he ha never seen before, although he had lived in the house

el Whiskers ked himself up m. ad , e all his life.

The Tale of Samuel It was a very small st boards, and rafters, a and lath and plaster. Opposite to him, as far away as he could sit, was an enormous rat.

l Whiskers tuffy fusty room, with and cobwebs,

The Tale of Samuel \"What do you mean by tumbling into my bed all covered with smuts?\" said the rat, chattering his teeth.

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The Tale of Samue \"Please sir, the chimney wan said poor Tom

el Whiskers nts sweeping,\" m Kitten.

The Tale of Samuel \"Anna Maria! Anna M squeaked the rat. There was a pattering and an old woman poked her head

l Whiskers Maria!\" g noise rat round a rafter.

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l Whiskers All in a minute she rushed upon Tom Kitten.

The Tale of Samue Be wh h a an in

el Whiskers efore Tom knew hat was happening, his coat was pulled off, and he was rolled up in a bundle, nd tied with string n very hard knots.

The Tale of Samue Anna Maria did the ty The old rat watched h and took snuff. When she had finishe they both sat staring at him with their mouths ope

el Whiskers ying. her ed, en.

The Tale of Samuel \"Anna Maria,\" said th (whose name was S \"make me a kitten dumpling roly-poly pudding for my dinner.\"

Whiskers he old man rat Samuel Whiskers),

The Tale of Samue \"It requires dough an and a rolling-pin,\" s considering Tom K with her head on

el Whiskers nd a pat of butter, said Anna Maria, Kitten n one side.

The Tale of Samue The two rats consulte for a few minutes. \"Make it properly with said Samuel Whis

el Whiskers ed together h breadcrumbs,\" skers.“