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"Oh yes, I see it," said Tommy Smith. "Well," the rat went on, "I should like to taste a little of it. But how do you suppose I am to get at it?" OH YES I SEE IT SAID TOMMY SMITH WELL THE RAT WENT ON I SHOULD LIKE TO TASTE A LITTLE OF IT BUT HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE I AM TO GET AT IT
ill pat the floor just in front of you with my tail,—and that is another thing which you couldn’t do, even if you were to try for a very long time.” “Because _I_ haven’t got a tail,” said Tommy Smith. “That is one reason,” the rat answered; “but you can’t be sure you could do it even if you had one. It might be too short, you know. Now, come along.” Pat, pat, pat. “Do you hear?” Tommy Smith heard quite plainly, and he followed the rat through the door, and down the stairs, and right into the kitchen. The fire was still alight, as the rat had said. There were some sticks lying in the fender, and Tommy Smith put some of them on to make it burn up. Then there was a blaze of light, and he could see the rat sitting up on his hind legs, and holding his front paws close to the bars so as to warm them. “Now,” the rat said, “we will begin at once. I promised to show you that I could do some clever things as well as the frog and toad. Do you see that bottle of oil standing there on the dresser?” O COME ALONG YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ME FOR I WILL PAT THE FLOOR JUST IN FRONT OF YOU WITH MY TAIL AND THAT IS ANOTHER THING WHICH YOU COULDN'T DO EVEN IF YOU WERE TO TRY FOR A VERY LONG TIME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOT A TAIL SAID TOMMY SMITH THAT IS ONE REASON THE RAT ANSWERED BUT YOU CAN'T BE SURE YOU COULD DO IT EVEN IF YOU HAD ONE IT MIGHT BE TOO SHORT YOU KNOW NOW COME ALONG PA PA DO YOU HEAR TOMMY SMITH HEARD QUITE PLAINLY AND HE FOLLOWED THE RAT THROUGH THE DOOR AND DOWN THE STAIRS AND RIGHT INTO THE KITCHEN THE FIRE WAS STILL ALIGHT AS THE RAT HAD SAID THERE WERE SOME STICKS LYING ON THE FENDER AND TOMMY SMITH PUT SOME OF THEM ON TO MAKE IT BURN UP THEN THERE WAS A BLAZE OF LIGHT AND HE COULD SEE THE RAT SITTING UP ON HIS HIND LEGS AND HOLDING HIS FRONT PAWS CLOSE TO THE BARS SO AS TO WARM THEM NOW THE RAT SAID WE WILL BEGIN AT ONCE I PROMISED TO SHOW YOU THAT I COULD DO SOME CLEVER THINGS AS WELL AS THE FROG IN THE TOAD DO YOU SEE THAT BOTTLE OF OIL STANDING THERE ON THE DRESSER
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