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Nobody can be cleaner or more well behaved than I am, as long as I am treated properly. But when I am attacked, and my life is in danger, I do the only thing which I can do to protect myself. NOBODY CAN BE CLEANER OR MORE WELL BEHAVED THAN I AM AS LONG AS I AM TREATED PROPERLY BUT WHEN I AM ATTACKED AND MY LIFE IS IN DANGER I DO THE ONLY THING WHICH I CAN DO TO PROTECT MYSELF
ell in a way that was not at all pleasant. Indeed, it was such a _very_ nasty smell that Tommy Smith was glad to drop him, so that he got away into the bush again. “Ah, ha!” the snake said, as soon as he was safe, “I thought you wouldn’t hold me very long. Just look at your hand now.” Tommy Smith looked at his hand. It had a thick yellowish fluid on it, which made it feel quite moist, and it was this fluid which had such a disagreeable smell. He was very much offended with the grass-snake, and he called out to him, “I think that is a very nasty trick to play, indeed.” “I thought you wouldn’t like it,” replied the grass-snake, “and that is just why I did it. I wanted you to let me go, and, you see, you very soon had to. I always do that when anyone catches me; and, for my part, I think it is a very clever idea of mine.” “But how do you do it?” asked Tommy Smith, whilst he stooped down and wiped his hand on the grass. “Why, I hardly know,” said the grass-snake. “It comes naturally to me.  SOON AS TOMMY SMITH CAUGHT HOLD OF THE SNAKE THE SNAKE BEGAN TO SMELL IN A WAY THAT WAS NOT AT ALL PLEASANT INDEED IT WAS A VERY NASTY SMELL THAT TOMMY SMITH WAS GLAD TO DROP HIM SO THAT HE GOT AWAY INTO THE BUSH AGAIN AHA THE SNAKE SAID AS SOON AS HE WAS SAFE I THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T HOLD ME VERY LONG JUST LOOK AT YOUR HAND NOW TOMMY SMITH LOOKED AT HIS HAND IT HAD A THICK YELLOWISH FLUID ON IT WHICH MADE IT FEEL QUITE MOIST AND IT WAS THIS FLUID WHICH HAD SUCH A DISAGREEABLE SMELL HE WAS VERY MUCH OFFENDED WITH THE GRASSNAKE AND HE CALLED OUT TO HIM I THINK THAT IS VERY NASTY TRICK TO PLAY INDEED I THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T LIKE IT REPLIED THE GRASSNAKE AND THAT IS JUST WHY I DID IT I WANTED YOU TO LET ME GO AND YOU SEE YOU VERY SOON HAD TO I ALWAYS DO THAT WHEN ANY ONE CATCHES ME AND FOR MY PART I THINK IT IS A VERY CLEVER IDEA OF MINE BUT HOW DO YOU DO IT ASKED TOMMY SMITH WHILST HE STOOPED DOWN AND WIPED HIS HAND ON THE GRASS WHY I HARDLY KNOW SAID THE GRASSNAKE IT COMES NATURALLY TO ME
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