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"] "I once had a little sister," continued the little mauve mouse, "who did not believe in Santa Claus, and the very thought of the fate that befell her makes my blood run cold and my whiskers stand on end. She died before I was born, but my mother has told me all about her. I ONCE HAD A LITTLE SISTER CONTINUED THE LITTLE MOVE MOUSE WHO DID NOT BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS AND THE VERY THOUGHT OF THE FATE THAT BEFEL HER MAKES MY BLOOD RUN COLD AND MY WHISKERS STAND ON END SHE DIED BEFORE I WAS BORN BUT MY MOTHER HAS TOLD ME ALL ABOUT HER
is set. In fact, I have been so good that I'm very sure Santa Claus will bring me something very pretty." This seemed to amuse the old clock mightily; in fact, the old clock fell to laughing so heartily that in an unguarded moment she struck twelve instead of ten, which was exceedingly careless and therefore to be reprehended. "Why, you silly little mauve mouse," said the old clock, "you don't believe in Santa Claus, do you?" "Of course I do," answered the little mauve mouse. "Believe in Santa Claus? Why shouldn't I? Didn't Santa Claus bring me a beautiful butter-cracker last Christmas, and a lovely gingersnap, and a delicious rind of cheese, and--and--lots of things? I should be very ungrateful if I did not believe in Santa Claus, and I certainly shall not disbelieve in him at the very moment when I am expecting him to arrive with a bundle of goodies for me. [Illustration: "But why shouldn't I be merry?" asked the little mauve mouse. "To-morrow is Christmas, and this is Christmas eve.  BAD WORDS NOR HAVE I GNAWED ANY HOLES NOR HAVE I STOLEN ANY CANARY SEED NOR HAVE I WORRIED MY MOTHER BY RUNNING BEHIND THE FLOWER BARROW WHERE THAT HORRID TRAP IS SET IN FACT I HAVE BEEN SO GOOD THAT I AM VERY SURE SANTA CLAUS WILL BRING ME SOMETHING VERY PRETTY THIS SEEMED TO AMUSE THE OLD CLOCK MIGHTILY IN FACT THE OLD CLOCK FELL TO LAUGHING SO HEARTILY THAT IN AN UNGUARDED MOMENT SHE STRUCK TWELVE INSTEAD OF TEN WHICH WAS EXCEEDINGLY CARELESS AND THEREFORE TO BE REPREHENDED WHY YOU SILLY LITTLE MOUVE MOUSE SAID THE OLD CLOCK YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS DO YOU OF COURSE I DO ANSWERED THE LITTLE MOVE MOUSE BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS WHY SHOULDN'T I DIDN'T SANTA CLAUS BRING ME A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERCRACKER LAST CHRISTMAS AND A LOVELY GINGER SNAP AND A DELICIOUS RIND OF CHEESE AND AND LOTS OF THINGS I SHOULD BE VERY UNGRATEFUL IF I DID NOT BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS AND I CERTAINLY SHALL NOT DISBELIEVE IN HIM AT THE VERY MOMENT WHEN I AM EXPECTING HIM TO ARRIVE WITH A BUNDLE OF GOODIES FOR ME
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