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"Perhaps I should," Tommy Smith answered; "and, besides, I feel very sleepy, and should like to go upstairs to bed again." As he said this, he yawned, and looked straight into the fire; but, dear me, what _was_ happening there? The coals in it seemed to be getting larger and larger, till they looked like the sides of great red mountains, and the spaces between them were like great caves, so deep that Tommy Smith could not see to the bottom of them. PERHAPS I SHOULD TOMMY SMITH ANSWERED AND BESIDES I FEEL VERY SLEEPY AND SHOULD LIKE TO GO UPSTAIRS TO BED AGAIN AS HE SAID THIS HE YAWNED AND HE LOOKED STRAIGHT INTO THE FIRE BUT DEAR ME WHAT WAS HAPPENING THERE THE COALS IN IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING LARGER AND LARGER TILL THEY LOOKED LIKE THE SIDES OF GREAT RED MOUNTAINS AND THE SPACES BETWEEN THEM WERE LIKE GREAT CAVES SO DEEP THAT TOMMY SMITH COULD NOT SEE TO THE BOTTOM OF THEM
ll that. That egg which you have just taken away belongs to me. I mean it belongs to my father and mother. I call that stealing.” “Oh, do you?” said the rat, for he had come out of his hole again. “Then just let me ask you one question. Who laid that egg?” “Why, the hen did, of course,” answered Tommy Smith. “Oh, did she?” said the rat. “Then I suppose your father, or someone else, took it away from her, and _I_ call _that_ stealing.” “Oh no,” said Tommy Smith; “I don’t think it is.” “Don’t you?” said the rat. “Well, you had better ask the hen what _she_ thinks. I feel sure she would agree with me.” Tommy Smith felt certain that the rat was wrong, and that the egg had not been stolen. Still, he thought he had better not ask the hen; and, whilst he was considering what he should say, the rat went on with—“There are other things we rats do which are quite as clever as what you have just seen. But, perhaps, if I were to show them you, you would make some other rude remark about stealing.” T HE CALLED OUT YOU MAY BE VERY CLEVER BUT YOU ARE A THIEF FOR ALL THAT THAT EGG WHICH YOU HAVE JUST TAKEN AWAY BELONGS TO ME I MEAN IT BELONGS TO MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER I CALL THAT STEALING OH DO YOU SAID THE RAT FOR HE HAD COME OUT OF HIS HOLE AGAIN THEN JUST LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION WHO LAID THE EGG WHY THE HAND OF COURSE ANSWERED TOMMY SMITH OH DID SHE SAID THE RAT THEN I SUPPOSE YOUR FATHER OR SOME ONE ELSE TOOK IT AWAY FROM HER AND I CALL THAT STEALING OH NO SAID TOMMY SMITH I DON'T THINK IT IS DON'T YOU SAID THE RAT WELL YOU HAD BETTER ASK THE HEN WHAT SHE THINKS I FEEL SURE SHE WOULD AGREE WITH ME TOMMY SMITH FELT CERTAIN THAT THE RAT WAS WRONG AND THAT THE EGG HAD NOT BEEN STOLEN STILL HE THOUGHT HE HAD BETTER NOT ASK THE HEN AND WHILST HE WAS CONSIDERING WHAT HE SHOULD SAY THE RAT WENT ON WITH THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE RATS DO WHICH ARE QUITE AS CLEVER AS WHAT YOU HAVE JUST SEEN BUT PERHAPS IF I WERE TO SHOW THEM TO YOU YOU WOULD MAKE SOME OTHER RUDE REMARK ABOUT STEALING
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