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Very soon the two rats came out again, but whatever do you think they were doing? Why, one of them was on his back, and the other one was dragging him along the floor by his tail, which he had in his mouth. But what was that white thing which the rat who was being dragged along was holding? Was it an egg? Yes, indeed it was; and he was holding it very tightly with all his four feet, so that it was pressed up against his body, and didn't slip at all. VERY SOON THE TWO RATS CAME OUT AGAIN BUT WHATEVER DO YOU THINK THEY WERE DOING WHY ONE OF THEM WAS ON HIS BACK AND THE OTHER WAS DRAGGING HIM ALONG THE FLOOR BY HIS TAIL WHICH HE HAD IN HIS MOUTH BUT WHAT WAS THAT WHITE THING WHICH THE RAT WHO WAS BEING DRAGGED ALONG WAS HOLDING WAS IT AN EGG YES INDEED IT WAS AND HE WAS HOLDING IT VERY TIGHTLY WITH ALL FOUR FEET SO THAT IT WAS PRESSED AGAINST HIS BODY AND DIDN'T SLIP AT ALL
e and paws.” “Oh, we can do that, of course,” said the rat, “but it takes so long, and, besides, the eggs might get broken. We have better ways than that. Sometimes, if there are a great many of us, we all sit in a row, and pass the eggs along from one to the other in our fore-paws. But we have another way which is cleverer still, and as there is a basket of eggs in that cupboard there, I don’t mind showing it you; for, between ourselves, when we do _that_ trick, we like to have a little boy in the kitchen at nights to look at us. But, first, I must call a friend of mine.” The rat then gave rather a loud squeak, and out another rat came running; but Tommy Smith didn’t see where it came from. “What is it?” said the second rat. “Oh, I want to show little Tommy Smith how we carry eggs about,” said the first rat. “Very well,” said the second rat. “Come along.” And they both scampered into the cupboard together. (The door of the cupboard was half open. _I_ think it ought to have been shut.) AIL I THINK YOU MUST PUSH IT IN FRONT OF YOU WITH YOUR NOSE AND PAWS OH WE CAN DO THAT OF COURSE SAID THE RAT BUT IT TAKES SO LONG AND BESIDES THE EGG MIGHT GET BROKEN WE HAVE A BETTER WAY THAN THAT SOMETIMES IF THERE ARE A GREAT MANY OF US WE ALL SIT IN A ROW AND PASS THE EGG ALONG FROM ONE TO THE OTHER IN OUR FORE PAWS BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER WAY WHICH IS CLEVERER STILL AND AS THERE IS A BASKET OF EGGS IN THAT CUPBOARD THERE I DON'T MIND SHOWING YOU FOR BETWEEN OURSELVES WHEN WE DO THAT TRICK WE LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BOY IN THE KITCHEN AT NIGHTS TO LOOK AT US BUT FIRST I MUST CALL A FRIEND OF MINE THE RAT THEN GAVE A RATHER LOUD SQUEAK AND OUT ANOTHER RAT CAME RUNNING BUT TOMMY SMITH DIDN'T SEE WHERE IT CAME FROM WHAT IS IT SAID THE SECOND RAT OH I WANT TO SHOW LITTLE TOMMY SMITH HOW WE CARRY EGGS ABOUT SAID THE FIRST RAT OH VERY WELL SAID THE SECOND RAT COME ALONG AND THEY BOTH SCAMPERED INTO THE CUPBOARD TOGETHER THE DOOR OF THE CUPBOARD WAS HALF OPEN I THINK IT OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SHUT
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