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in a very loud and shrill voice. Oh, how fast little Tommy Smith ran! "The caves!" he thought. "They lead to all the kitchens of the world, so one of them must lead to ours." He got to one, but the rats were close behind him. He could see their eyes shining in the dark as he looked back. IN A VERY LOUD AND SHRILL VOICE OH HOW FAST LITTLE TOMMY SMITH RAN THE CAVES HE THOUGHT THEY LEAD TO ALL THE KITCHENS OF THE WORLD SO ONE OF THEM MUST LEAD TO OURS HE GOT TO ONE BUT THE RATS WERE CLOSE BEHIND HIM HE COULD SEE THEIR EYES SHINING IN THE DARK AS HE LOOKED BACK
f the floor. Then the king of the rats climbed up to the top of the heap, and called out, “Take your places,” and in a moment all the other rats came scampering up, and sat in a large circle round the great heap of provisions. “Begin!” said the king; and every rat made a leap forward, and fixed his teeth into the first piece of bread, or cheese, or toast, or bacon, that he could get hold of, and there was _such_ a noise of nibbling, and gnawing, and scratching, and squeaking. Tommy Smith was quite frightened, and put his fingers to his ears. [Illustration: “BITE HIM!”] “What are you doing that for?” said the king of the rats. “Didn’t you hear me tell you to begin?” “But I don’t want to begin,” said Tommy Smith. “Why not?” said the king; and all the other rats stopped eating, and said, “Why not?” “Because I don’t like eating in the night,” Tommy Smith answered; “and, besides, I can’t eat what rats eat.” At this there was a great commotion, and the king of the rats cried out, “Bite him!” HAPPENING TILL ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS AN IMMENSE HEAP OF PROVISIONS PILED UP IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE FLOOR THEN THE KING OF THE RATS CLIMBED UP TO THE TOP OF THE HEAP AND CALLED OUT TAKE YOUR PLACES AND IN THAT MOMENT ALL THE OTHER RATS BEGAN SCAMPERING UP AND SAT IN A LARGE CIRCLE AROUND THE GREAT HEAP OF PROVISIONS BEGIN SAID THE KING AND EVERY RAT MADE A LEAP FORWARD AND FIXED HIS TEETH INTO THE FIRST PIECE OF BREAD CHEESE TOAST OR BACON THAT HE COULD GET HOLD OF AND THERE WAS SUCH A NOISE OF NIBBLING AND GNAWING AND SCRATCHING AND SQUEAKING TOMMY SMITH WAS QUITE FRIGHTENED AND PUT HIS FINGERS TO HIS EARS WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT FOR SAID THE KING OF THE RATS DON'T YOU HEAR ME TELL YOU TO BEGIN I DON'T WANT TO BEGIN SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY NOT SAID THE KING AND ALL THE OTHER RATS STOPPED EATING AND SAID WHY NOT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE EATING IN THE NIGHT TOMMY SMITH ANSWERED AND BESIDES I CAN'T EAT WHAT RATS EAT AT THIS THERE WAS GREAT COMMOTION AND THE KING OF THE RATS CRIED OUT BITE HIM
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