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Tommy Smith didn't quite like the idea of kneeling down and putting his face close to the mouth of the adder. He had heard of men who put their heads inside a lion's mouth, and he thought that this would be almost as dangerous. TOMMY SMITH DIDN'T QUITE LIKE THE IDEA OF KNEELING DOWN AND PUTTING HIS FACE CLOSE TO THE MOUTH OF THE ADDER HE HAD HEARD OF MEN WHO PUT THEIR HEADS INSIDE A LION'S MOUTH AND HE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE ALMOST AS DANGEROUS
eat them, so I may just as well kill them before I begin. The grass-snake eats _his_ frogs alive. That is much more cruel than if he killed them first, as I do.” “How do you kill them?” said Tommy Smith. “I suppose you sting them with your forked tongue, and then they die.” “Did you not hear me say that I bit them,” said the adder; “and that I had two poisonous teeth? My tongue is not poisonous at all. There is no more harm in it than there is in yours.” “Oh! but, Mr. Adder,” cried Tommy Smith, “do you know I once went to the Zoological Gardens in London, and I saw the snakes there, and whenever one of them put out his tongue, as you do yours, the people all said, ‘Look at its sting! Look at its sting!’” “That is only because they were ignorant people,” said the adder, “and did not know any better. No; it is the two long teeth in my upper jaw that are poisonous, and, if you will just kneel down, I will open my mouth so that you can see them, and then I can explain all about it to you.” MICE OR SMALL BIRDS OR FROGS YOU KNOW I HAVE TO EAT THEM SO I MAY JUST AS WELL KILL THEM BEFORE I BEGIN THE GRASS SNAKE EATS HIS FROGS ALIVE THAT IS MUCH MORE CRUEL THAN IF HE KILLED THEM FIRST AS I DO HOW DO YOU KILL THEM ASKED TOMMY SMITH I SUPPOSE YOU STING THEM WITH YOUR FORKED TONGUE AND THEN THEY DIE DO YOU NOT HEAR ME WHEN I SAID I BITE THEM SAID THE ADDER AND THAT I HAVE TWO POISONOUS TEETH MY TONGUE IS NOT POISONOUS AT ALL THERE IS NO MORE HARM IN IT THAN THERE IS IN YOURS OH BUT MISTER ADDER CRIED TOMMY SMITHER YOU KNOW I ONCE WENT TO THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF LONDON AND I SAW THE SNAKES THERE AND WHENEVER ONE OF THEM PUT OUT HIS TONGUE AS YOU DO YOURS THE PEOPLE ALL SAID LOOK AT ITS STING LOOK AT ITS STING THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE THEY WERE IGNORANT PEOPLE SAID THE ADDER AND DID NOT KNOW ANY BETTER NO IT IS THE TWO LONG TEETH IN MY UPPER JAW THAT ARE POISONOUS AND IF YOU WILL JUST KNEEL DOWN I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THEM AND THEN I CAN EXPLAIN ALL ABOUT IT TO YOU
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