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"_I_ belong to the poisonous branch of the family, and I am proud to belong to it. The grass snake is a poor creature, and I pity him. I should like to see anyone catch _me_ in the same way that they catch _him_. I would soon teach them the difference between us." I BELONG TO THE POISONOUS BRANCH OF THE FAMILY AND I AM PROUD TO BELONG TO IT THE GRASS SNAKE IS A POOR CREATURE AND I PITY HIM I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY ONE CATCH ME IN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY CATCH HIM I WOULD SOON TEACH THEM THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US
he neck looked smaller in proportion to the size of the head. Altogether, Tommy Smith felt sure that the next time he went out for a walk and saw a snake, he would be able to tell whether it was a grass-snake or an adder. “And if it is an adder,” he said to himself, “why, I ought to kill it.” And then he said out loud, “Mr. Adder, you don’t seem at all afraid of me; but, do you know, I think I ought to kill you, because you are poisonous.” “_I_ think you ought to leave me alone because I am poisonous,” said the adder. “For if you were to try to kill me, I should have to bite you, and then, perhaps, _I_ should kill _you_.” Tommy Smith did not like this remark of the adder’s at all. He began to feel afraid himself, and he would have liked to have run away. But he thought that if he did, the adder might attack him when his back was turned. So he stood quite still, and only said, “Why aren’t you harmless like the grass-snake?” “That is not a very polite question!” said the adder in reply.  RE ON EACH SIDE WHERE IT JOINED THE NECK SO THAT THE NECK LOOKED SMALLER IN PROPORTION TO THE SIZE OF THE HEAD ALTOGETHER TOMMY SMITH FELT SURE THAT THE NEXT TIME HE WENT OUT FOR A WALK AND SAW A SNAKE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL WHETHER IT WAS A GRASS SNAKE OR AN ADDER AND IF IT IS AN ADDER HE SAID TO HIMSELF WHY I OUGHT TO KILL IT AND THEN HE SAID OUT LOUD MISTER ADDER YOU DON'T SEEM AT ALL AFRAID OF ME BUT DO YOU KNOW I THINK I OUGHT TO KILL YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE POISONOUS I THINK YOU OUGHT TO LEAVE ME ALONE BECAUSE I AM POISONOUS SAID THE ADDER FOR IF YOU WERE TO TRY TO KILL ME I SHOULD HAVE TO BITE YOU AND THEN PERHAPS I SHOULD KILL YOU TOMMY SMITH DID NOT LIKE THIS REMARK OF THE ADDERS AT ALL HE BEGAN TO FEEL AFRAID HIMSELF AND HE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE RUN AWAY BUT HE THOUGHT THAT IF HE DID THE ADDER MIGHT ATTACK HIM WHEN HIS BACK WAS TURNED SO HE STOOD QUITE STILL AND ONLY SAID WHY AREN'T YOU HARMLESS LIKE THE GRASS SNAKE THAT IS NOT A VERY POLITE QUESTION SAID THE ADDER IN REPLY 
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