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There were fourteen little ones then, and consequently there were diverse opinions as to the kind of gift which Santa Claus should best bring; still, there was, as you can readily understand, an enthusiastic unanimity upon this point, namely, that the gift should be cheese of some brand or other. THERE WERE FOURTEEN LITTLE ONES THEN AND CONSEQUENTLY THERE WERE DIVERSE OPINIONS AS TO THE KIND OF GIFT WHICH SANTA CLAUS SHOULD BEST BRING STILL THERE WAS AS YOU CAN READILY UNDERSTAND AN ENTHUSIASTIC UNANIMITY UPON THIS POINT NAMELY THAT THE GIFT SHOULD BE CHEESE OF SOME BRAND OR OTHER
d as if that one little two-inch taste of Squeaknibble's tail had filled the cat with a consuming passion, or appetite, for the rest of Squeaknibble. So the cat waited and watched and hunted and schemed and devised and did everything possible for a cat--a cruel cat--to do in order to gain her murderous ends. One night--one fatal Christmas eve--our mother had undressed the children for bed, and was urging upon them to go to sleep earlier than usual, since she fully expected that Santa Claus would bring each of them something very palatable and nice before morning. Thereupon the little dears whisked their cunning tails, pricked up their beautiful ears, and began telling one another what they hoped Santa Claus would bring. One asked for a slice of Roquefort, another for Neufchatel, another for Sap Sago, and a fourth for Edam; one expressed a preference for de Brie, while another hoped to get Parmesan; one clamored for imperial blue Stilton, and another craved the fragrant boon of Caprera. AK NIBBLE'S LIFE IT SEEMED AS IF THAT ONE LITTLE TWO INCH TASTE OF SQUEAK NIBBLE'S TAIL HAD FILLED THE CAT WITH A CONSUMING PASSION OR APPETITE FOR THE REST OF SQUEAK NIBBLE SO THE CAT WAITED AND WATCHED AND HUNTED AND SCHEMED AND DEVISED AND DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE FOR A CAT A CRUEL CAT TO DO IN ORDER TO GAIN HER MURDEROUS ENDS ONE NIGHT ONE FATAL CHRISTMAS EVE OUR MOTHER HAD UNDRESSED THE CHILDREN FOR BED AND WAS URGING UPON THEM TO GO TO SLEEP EARLIER THAN USUAL SINCE SHE FULLY EXPECTED THAT SANTA CLAUS WOULD BRING EACH OF THEM SOMETHING VERY PALATABLE AND NICE BEFORE MORNING THEREUPON THE LITTLE DEARS WHISKED THEIR CUNNING TAILS PRICKED UP THEIR BEAUTIFUL EARS AND BEGAN TELLING ONE ANOTHER WHAT THEY HOPED SENTICLAS WOULD BRING ONE ASKED FOR A SLICE OF ROCHEFORT ANOTHER FOR NEUFCHATEL ANOTHER FOR SAPSAGO AND A FOURTH FOR A DAM ONE EXPRESSED A PREFERENCE FOR DEBRIS WHILE ANOTHER HOPED TO GET PARMESAN ONE CLAMORED FOR IMPERIAL BLUE STILTON AND ANOTHER CRAVED THE FRAGRANT BOON OF CAPRA
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