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"Indeed, I do not know that I am so," said the moonbeam. "But I am very old, and I have travelled many, many leagues, and I have seen wondrous things. Sometimes I toss upon the ocean, sometimes I fall upon a slumbering flower, sometimes I rest upon a dead child's face. I see the fairies at their play, and I hear mothers singing lullabies. Last night I swept across the frozen bosom of a river. INDEED I DO NOT KNOW THAT I AM SO SAID THE MOONBEAM BUT I AM VERY OLD AND I HAVE TRAVELLED MANY MANY LEAGUES AND I HAVE SEEN WONDROUS THINGS SOMETIMES I TOSS UPON THE OCEAN SOMETIMES I FALL UPON A SLUMBERING FLOWER SOMETIMES I REST UPON A DEAD CHILD'S FACE I SEE THE FAIRIES AT THEIR PLAY AND I HEAR MOTHERS SINGING LULLABIES LAST NIGHT I SWEPT ACROSS THE FROZEN BOSOM OF A RIVER
 the morrow's sun rose like a big yellow Herkimer County cheese upon the spot where that tragedy had been enacted, poor Squeaknibble passed to that bourn whence two inches of her beautiful tail had preceded her by the space of three weeks to a day. As for Santa Claus, when he came that Christmas eve, bringing morceaux de Brie and of Stilton for the other little mice, he heard with sorrow of Squeaknibble's fate; and ere he departed he said that in all his experience he had never known of a mouse or of a child that had prospered after once saying that he didn't believe in Santa Claus." "Well, that is a remarkable story," said the old clock. "But if you believe in Santa Claus, why aren't you in bed?" "That's where I shall be presently," answered the little mauve mouse, "but I must have my scamper, you know. It is very pleasant, I assure you, to frolic in the light of the moon; only I cannot understand why you are always so cold and so solemn and so still, you pale, pretty little moonbeam.  SCENE SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT ERE THE MORROW SUN ROSE LIKE A BIG YELLOW HERKIMILE COUNTY CHEESE UPON THE SPOT WHERE THAT TRAGEDY HAD BEEN ENACTED POOR SQUEAKNA WILL PASS TO THAT BOURN WHENCE TWO INCHES OF HER BEAUTIFUL TAIL HAD PRECEDED HER BY THE SPACE OF THREE WEEKS AND A DAY AS FOR SANTA CLAUS WHEN HE CAME THAT CHRISTMAS EVE BRINGING MORE SO DEBRIS AND OF STILTON FOR THE OTHER LITTLE MICE HE HEARD WITH SORROW A SQUEAK NIBBLE'S FATE AND ERE HE DEPARTED HE SAID THAT IN ALL HIS EXPERIENCES HE HAD NEVER KNOWN OF A MOUSE OR OF A CHILD THAT HAS PROSPERED AFTER ONCE SAYING THAT HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS WELL THAT IS A REMARKABLE STORY SAID THE OLD CLOCK BUT IF YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS WHY AREN'T YOU IN BED THAT'S WHERE I SHALL BE PRESENTLY ANSWERED THE LITTLE MOVE MOUSE BUT I MUST HAVE MY SCAMPER YOU KNOW IT IS VERY PLEASANT I ASSURE YOU TO FROLIC IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON ONLY I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE ALWAYS SO COLD AND SO SOLEMN AND SO STILL YOU PALE PRETTY LITTLE MOONBEAM
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