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"Why not?" said the king; and all the other rats stopped eating, and said, "Why not?" WHY NOT SAID THE KING AND ALL THE OTHER RATS STOPPED EATING AND SAID WHY NOT
at seized something in his fore-paws and passed it on to another, and that one to the next, so quickly that it made Tommy Smith quite giddy to look at it; and he hardly knew what was happening, till all at once there was an immense heap of provisions piled up in the very centre of the floor. Then the king of the rats climbed up to the top of the heap, and called out, “Take your places,” and in a moment all the other rats came scampering up, and sat in a large circle round the great heap of provisions. “Begin!” said the king; and every rat made a leap forward, and fixed his teeth into the first piece of bread, or cheese, or toast, or bacon, that he could get hold of, and there was _such_ a noise of nibbling, and gnawing, and scratching, and squeaking. Tommy Smith was quite frightened, and put his fingers to his ears. [Illustration: “BITE HIM!”] “What are you doing that for?” said the king of the rats. “Didn’t you hear me tell you to begin?” “But I don’t want to begin,” said Tommy Smith. AVES AND TO FLY LIKE LIGHTNING FROM RAT TO RAT DOWN ALL THE LONG LINES ONE RAT SEIZED SOMETHING IN HIS FORE PAWS AND PASSED IT TO THE OTHER AND THAT ONE TO THE NEXT SO QUICKLY THAT IT MADE TOMMY SMITH QUITE GIDDY TO LOOK AT IT AND HE HARDLY KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TILL ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS AN IMMENSE HEAP OF PROVISIONS PILED UP IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE FLOOR THEN THE KING OF THE RATS CLIMBED UP TO THE TOP OF THE HEAP AND CALLED OUT TAKE YOUR PLACES AND IN THAT MOMENT ALL THE OTHER RATS BEGAN SCAMPERING UP AND SAT IN A LARGE CIRCLE AROUND THE GREAT HEAP OF PROVISIONS BEGIN SAID THE KING AND EVERY RAT MADE A LEAP FORWARD AND FIXED HIS TEETH INTO THE FIRST PIECE OF BREAD CHEESE TOAST OR BACON THAT HE COULD GET HOLD OF AND THERE WAS SUCH A NOISE OF NIBBLING AND GNAWING AND SCRATCHING AND SQUEAKING TOMMY SMITH WAS QUITE FRIGHTENED AND PUT HIS FINGERS TO HIS EARS WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT FOR SAID THE KING OF THE RATS DON'T YOU HEAR ME TELL YOU TO BEGIN I DON'T WANT TO BEGIN SAID TOMMY SMITH
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