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"Now," thought he, as he made himself nice and snug in bed, "I shall keep awake till the rat comes. I am not at all sleepy. I can see the branch of the cedar tree by the window shaking in the wind, and I can hear the clock ticking on the staircase. 'Tick, tick—tick, tick,'—I wonder if it gets tired of saying that all day long, and all night long, too, without ever once stopping,—unless they don't wind it up. NOW THOUGHT HE AS HE MADE HIMSELF NICE AND SNUG AND BAD I SHALL KEEP AWAKE TILL THE RAT COMES I AM NOT AT ALL SLEEPY I CAN SEE THE BRANCH OF THE CEDAR TREE BY THE WINDOW SHAKING IN THE WIND AND I CAN HEAR THE CLOCK TICKING ON THE STAIRCASE DICK DICK DICK DICK I WONDER IF IT GETS TIRED OF SAYING THAT ALL DAY LONG AND ALL NIGHT LONG TOO WITHOUT EVER ONCE STOPPING UNLESS THEY DON'T WIND IT UP
l be because he has behaved himself in a manner totally unworthy of a rook. Now I really must go, or I shall be late. Good-bye,—and, let me see, I think you promised never to throw stones at rooks again.” “Oh no!” said Tommy Smith, “I promise not to.” “Or to shoot us when you grow up,” said the rook, just turning his head round as he was preparing to fly. “Oh no! indeed, I won’t,” said Tommy Smith; and the rook flew away with a loud caw of pleasure. [Illustration: “I SHALL KEEP AWAKE TILL THE RAT COMES”] CHAPTER IV. THE RAT “_The rat is a king. Tommy Smith has a peep At his palace: but is he awake or asleep?_” “I SEE you,” said the rat, as Tommy Smith passed through the yard of his father’s house. “I see you, but it is not the right time yet. Wait till to-night.” So all that day Tommy Smith kept thinking of what the rat had promised; and when his bedtime came, instead of wanting to stay up longer, as he usually did, he was quite pleased to go, and went upstairs without making any fuss.  CHAPTER FOUR OF TOMMY SMITH'S ANIMALS THIS IS A LEVER BOX RECORDING ALL LEVER BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LEVER BOX THAT ORG TOMMY SMITH'S ANIMALS BY EDMUND SELLOUS THE RAT THE RAT IS A KING TOMMY SMITH HAS A PEEP AT HIS PALACE BUT IS HE AWAKE OR ASLEEP I SEE YOU SAID THE RAT AS TOMMY SMITH PASSED THROUGH THE YARD OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE I SEE YOU BUT IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME YET WAIT TILL TO NIGHT SO ALL THAT DAY TOMMY SMITH KEPT THINKING OF WHAT THE RAT HAD PROMISED AND WHEN HIS BEDTIME CAME INSTEAD OF WANTING TO STAY UP LONGER AS HE USUALLY DID HE WAS QUITE PLEASED TO GO AND WENT UPSTAIRS WITHOUT MAKING ANY FUSS
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