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I have others—horses and dogs, and, worst of all, hard hearted men and women, who ride the horses, and teach the dogs to run after me, and to catch me. I HAVE OTHERS HORSES AND DOGS AND WORST OF ALL HARD HEARTED MEN AND WOMEN WHO RIDE THE HORSES AND TEACH THE DOGS TO RUN AFTER ME AND TO CATCH ME
id the hare. “And then there will not be so many places for a dog or a fox to smell where you have been,” said Tommy Smith. “Not nearly so many,” said the hare; “that is the reason why I do it. I hope you think _that_ quite as clever as just running down a hole, which is what the rat and the rabbit do.” “I think it very clever, indeed,” said Tommy Smith; “and I see now that you are a clever animal.” “I have other ways of escaping when I am chased,” the hare went on; “and I think, when you have heard them, you will confess they are quite as clever as anything which that conceited animal, the rat, has shown you. As to the rabbit, I say nothing. He is a relation of mine, and we have always been friendly. But the brains are not on _his_ side of the family.” “Please go on, Mr. Hare,” said Tommy Smith. “I should like to hear all you can tell me.” [Illustration: ALL HAPPY (EXCEPT THE HARE)] “Well,” the hare said, “I have told you about the fox and the weasel, but they are not my only enemies. NOT TOUCH THE GROUND AT SO MANY PLACES AS THEY WOULD IF YOU ONLY JUST RAN ALONG IT OF COURSE NOT SAID THE HARE AND THEN THERE WILL NOT BE SO MANY PLACES FOR A DOG OR A FOX TO SMELL WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN SAID TOMMY SMITH NOT NEARLY SO MANY SAID THE HARE THAT IS THE REASON WHY I DO IT I HOPE YOU THINK THAT QUITE AS CLEVER AS RUNNING DOWN A HOLE WHICH IS WHAT THE RAT AND THE RABBIT DO I THINK IT IS VERY CLEVER INDEED SAID TOMMY SMITH AND I SEE NOW THAT YOU ARE A CLEVER ANIMAL I HAVE OTHER WAYS OF ESCAPING WHEN I AM CHASTE THE HARE WENT ON AND I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE HEARD THEM YOU WILL CONFESS THEY ARE QUITE AS CLEVER AS ANYTHING WHICH THAT CONCEITED ANIMAL THE RAT HAS SHOWN YOU AS TO THE RABBIT I SAY NOTHING HE IS A RELATION OF MINE AND WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDLY BUT THE BRAINS ARE NOT ON HIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY PLEASE GO ON MISTER HARE SAID TOMMY SMITH I SHOULD LIKE TO HEAR ALL YOU CAN TELL ME WELL THE HARE SAID I HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE FOX AND THE WEASEL BUT THERE ARE NOT MY ONLY ENEMIES
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