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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. 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
ittle mouse which belonged to the mangled bit of tail she even then clutched in her remorseless claws." "Yes," said the old clock, "now that you recall the incident, I recollect it well. I was here then, in this very corner, and I remember that I laughed at the cat and chided her for her awkwardness. My reproaches irritated her; she told me that a clock's duty was to run itself down, _not_ to be depreciating the merits of others! Yes, I recall the time; that cat's tongue is fully as sharp as her claws." "Be that as it may," said the little mauve mouse, "it is a matter of history, and therefore beyond dispute, that from that very moment the cat pined for Squeaknibble's life; it seemed 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. IN HER DEVOURING JAWS THE INNOCENT LITTLE MOUSE WHICH BELONGED TO THE MANGLED BIT OF TAIL SHE EVEN THEN CLUTCHED IN HER REMORSELESS CLAWS YES SAID THE OLD CLOCK NOW THAT YOU RECALL THE INCIDENT I RECOLLECT IT WELL I WAS HERE THEN IN THIS VERY CORNER AND I REMEMBER THAT I LAUGHED AT THE CAT AND CHIDED HER FOR HER AWKWARDNESS MY REPROACHES IRRITATED HER SHE TOLD ME THAT A CLOCK'S DUTY WAS TO RUN ITSELF DOWN NOT TO BE DEPRECATING THE MERITS OF OTHERS YES I RECALL THE TIME THAT CAT'S TONGUE IS FULLY AS SHARP AS HER CLAWS BE THAT AS IT MAY SAID THE LITTLE MOVEMUSE IT IS A MATTER OF HISTORY AND THEREFORE BEYOND DISPUTE THAT FROM THAT VERY MOMENT THE CAT PINED FOR SQUEAK 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
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