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"They have as much right to be alive as little boys have," he said. "But good bye for the present," and he scampered away. THEY HAVE AS MUCH RIGHT TO BE ALIVE AS LITTLE BOYS HAVE HE SAID BUT GOOD BY FOR THE PRESENT AND HE SCAMPERED AWAY
a naughty dog.” “What!” said Tommy Smith; “then can you talk as well as the frog and toad?” “Of course I can,” the rat answered; “and I think if I were to talk to you for a little while as they did, you would not wish to hurt _me_ any more either. I am sure I am just as clever as a frog or a toad.” “Can you change your skin like them?” said Tommy Smith. “_My_ skin never wants changing,” said the rat; “but there are many other things I can do which are quite as clever as that.” “Well, do some of them,” said Tommy Smith. “I will,” said the rat, “but not now. I can do things much better at night, and I prefer being indoors. To-night, when everybody is in bed and asleep, and the house is quiet, I will come to your room and wake you up. We can talk without being disturbed then, and I will soon teach you what a clever animal I am.” “I wonder what you will have to tell me,” said Tommy Smith. “But say what you will, I believe that rats were only made to be killed.” The rat looked _very_ angry.  YOU ARE A NAUGHTY BOY YOURSELF AND YOU TEACH PINCHER TO BE A NAUGHTY DOG WHAT SAID TOMMY SMITH THEN CAN YOU TALK AS WELL AS THE FROG AND THE TOAD OF COURSE I CAN THE RAT ANSWERED AND I THINK IF I WERE TO TALK TO YOU FOR A LITTLE WHILE AS THEY DID YOU WOULD NOT WISH TO HURT ME ANY MORE EITHER I AM SURE I AM JUST AS CLEVER AS A FROG OR A TOAD CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR SKIN LIKE THEM SAID TOMMY SMITH MY SKIN NEVER WANTS CHANGING SAID THE RAT BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS I CAN DO WHICH ARE QUITE AS CLEVER AS THAT WELL DO SOME OF THEM SAID TOMMY SMITH I WILL SAID THE RAT BUT NOT NOW I CAN DO THINGS MUCH BETTER AT NIGHT AND I PREFER BEING INDOORS TO NIGHT WHEN EVERYBODY IS IN BED AND ASLEEP AND THE HOUSE IS QUIET I WILL COME TO YOUR ROOM AND WAKE YOU UP WE CAN TALK WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED THEN AND I WILL SOON TEACH YOU WHAT A CLEVER ANIMAL I AM I WONDER WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO TELL ME SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT SAY WHAT YOU WILL I BELIEVE THAT RATS WERE ONLY MADE TO BE KILLED THE RAT LOOKED VERY ANGRY
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