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However, the adder promised not to bite him, and as he said he never _had_ bitten a little boy in the whole of his life, and should not think of doing so without a proper reason, he thought he might trust him. So he knelt down and looked. Then the adder opened his mouth, and, as he did so, two little white things like fish bones seemed to shoot forward into the front part of it. "Those are my two poison fangs," he said. HOWEVER THE ADDER PROMISED NOT TO BITE HIM AND AS HE SAID HE NEVER HAD BITTEN A LITTLE BOY IN THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE AND SHOULD NOT THINK OF DOING SO WITHOUT A PROPER REASON HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT TRUST HIM SO HE KNELT DOWN AND LOOKED THEN THE ADDER OPENED HIS MOUTH AND AS HE DID SO TWO LITTLE WHITE THINGS LIKE FISHBONES SEEMED TO SHOOT FORWARD INTO THE FRONT PART OF IT THOSE ARE MY TWO POISONED FANGS HE SAID
m 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.” 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. KED 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 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
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