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One rat holds the egg, and the other pulls him along by the tail." "Of course he does," said the rat. "He pulls him and the egg too." "_Well_," Tommy Smith said, "of all the clever things I have _ever_ seen, I think that is the cleverest. But where are you going with it?" ONE RAT HOLDS THE EGG AND THE OTHER PULLS HIM ALONG BY THE TAIL OF COURSE HE DOES SAID THE RAT HE PULLS HIM AND THE EGG TOO WELL TOMMY SMITH SAID OF ALL THE CLEVER THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN I THINK THAT IS THE CLEVEREST BUT WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH IT
, first, I must call a friend of mine.” The rat then gave rather a loud squeak, and out another rat came running; but Tommy Smith didn’t see where it came from. “What is it?” said the second rat. “Oh, I want to show little Tommy Smith how we carry eggs about,” said the first rat. “Very well,” said the second rat. “Come along.” And they both scampered into the cupboard together. (The door of the cupboard was half open. _I_ think it ought to have been shut.) Very soon the two rats came out again, but whatever do you think they were doing? Why, one of them was on his back, and the other one was dragging him along the floor by his tail, which he had in his mouth. But what was that white thing which the rat who was being dragged along was holding? Was it an egg? Yes, indeed it was; and he was holding it very tightly with all his four feet, so that it was pressed up against his body, and didn’t slip at all. Tommy Smith could hardly believe his eyes. “Is that how you do it?” he cried. “I see. VE A LITTLE BOY IN THE KITCHEN AT NIGHTS TO LOOK AT US BUT FIRST I MUST CALL A FRIEND OF MINE THE RAT THEN GAVE A RATHER LOUD SQUEAK AND OUT ANOTHER RAT CAME RUNNING BUT TOMMY SMITH DIDN'T SEE WHERE IT CAME FROM WHAT IS IT SAID THE SECOND RAT OH I WANT TO SHOW LITTLE TOMMY SMITH HOW WE CARRY EGGS ABOUT SAID THE FIRST RAT OH VERY WELL SAID THE SECOND RAT COME ALONG AND THEY BOTH SCAMPERED INTO THE CUPBOARD TOGETHER THE DOOR OF THE CUPBOARD WAS HALF OPEN I THINK IT OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SHUT VERY SOON THE TWO RATS CAME OUT AGAIN BUT WHATEVER DO YOU THINK THEY WERE DOING WHY ONE OF THEM WAS ON HIS BACK AND THE OTHER WAS DRAGGING HIM ALONG THE FLOOR BY HIS TAIL WHICH HE HAD IN HIS MOUTH BUT WHAT WAS THAT WHITE THING WHICH THE RAT WHO WAS BEING DRAGGED ALONG WAS HOLDING WAS IT AN EGG YES INDEED IT WAS AND HE WAS HOLDING IT VERY TIGHTLY WITH ALL FOUR FEET SO THAT IT WAS PRESSED AGAINST HIS BODY AND DIDN'T SLIP AT ALL TOMMY SMITH COULD HARDLY BELIEVE HIS EYES IS THAT HOW YOU DO IT HE CRIED I SEE
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