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And with this the rat king struck his sceptre on the ground, and at once all the rats left off scampering about, and formed themselves into a great many long lines, which stretched from the mouths of all the caves right into the very middle of that wonderful place. AND WITH THIS THE RAT KING STRUCK HIS SCEPTRE ON THE GROUND AND ALL AT ONCE ALL THE RATS LEFT OFF SCAMPERING ABOUT AND FORMED THEMSELVES INTO A GREAT MANY LONG LINES WHICH STRETCHED FROM THE MOUTH OF ALL THE CAVES RIGHT INTO THE VERY MIDDLE OF THE WONDERFUL PLACE
lose beside him; and, looking round, he saw the same rat who had come up into his bedroom, and taken him down to the kitchen, and shown him his clever tricks. Yes, he was the same rat,—but how different he looked! On his head was a yellow crown, which was either of gold, or _else_ it must have been cut out of a cheese-paring; and in his right fore-paw he held his sceptre, which looked _exactly_ like a delicate spring-onion. He had a necklace of the finest peas round his neck, from which a lovely green bean hung as a pendant upon his breast, and his tail was twisted into beautiful _rings_. “I am the king of the rats,” he said, “and all the other rats are my subjects. Those great caves which you see in the sides of the mountains are so many passages that lead into all the kitchens of the world. Through them we bring all the good things that we find in the kitchens, and larders, and pantries, and then we feast on them here in our own palace; for a rat’s palace is his store-cupboard. See!” RE CUPBOARD OF THE RATS SAID THE VOICE CLOSE BESIDE HIM AND LOOKING ROUND HE SAW THE SAME RAT WHO HAD COME UP TO HIS BEDROOM AND TAKEN HIM DOWN TO THE KITCHEN AND SHOWN HIM HIS CLEVER TRICKS YES HE WAS THE SAME RAT BUT HOW DIFFERENT HE LOOKED ON HIS HEAD WAS A YELLOW CROWN WHICH WAS EITHER OF GOLD OR ELSE IT MUST HAVE BEEN CUT OUT OF A CHEESE PEARING AND IN HIS RIGHT FOREPAW HE HELD HIS SCEPTRE WHICH LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE A DELICATE SPRING ONION HE HAD A NECKLACE OF THE FINEST PEAS AROUND HIS NECK FROM WHICH A LOVELY GREEN BEAN HUNG AS A PENDANT UPON HIS BREAST AND HIS TAIL WAS TWISTED INTO BEAUTIFUL RINGS I AM THE KING OF THE RATS HE SAID AND ALL THE OTHER RATS ARE MY SUBJECTS THOSE GREAT CAVES WHICH YOU SEE ON THE SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN ARE SO MANY PASSAGES THAT LEAD INTO ALL THE KITCHENS OF THE WORLD THOUGH THEN WE BRING ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE FIND IN THE KITCHENS AND LARDERS AND PANTRIES AND THEN WE FEAST ON THEM HERE IN OUR OWN PALACE FOR A RAT'S PALACE IS HIS STORE CUPBOARD SEE
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