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When he got there, he sat down behind it, and peeped cautiously round the corner. Yes, the rooks were still there, and some of them were coming nearer. "Oh," thought Tommy Smith (but I think he must have thought it aloud), "I have only to wait a little while, and then, perhaps, I shall be able to kill one." WHEN HE GOT THERE HE SAT DOWN BEHIND IT AND PEEPED CAUTIOUSLY ROUND THE CORNER YES THE ROOKS WERE STILL THERE AND SOME OF THEM WERE COMING NEARER OH THOUGHT TOMMY SMITH BUT I THINK HE MUST HAVE THOUGHT IT ALOUD I HAVE ONLY TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN PERHAPS I SHALL BE ABLE TO KILL ONE
rat, “but not now. I can do things much better at night, and I prefer being indoors. To-night, when everybody is in bed and asleep, and the house is quiet, I will come to your room and wake you up. We can talk without being disturbed then, and I will soon teach you what a clever animal I am.” “I wonder what you will have to tell me,” said Tommy Smith. “But say what you will, I believe that rats were only made to be killed.” The rat looked _very_ angry. “They have as much right to be alive as little boys have,” he said. “But good-bye for the present,” and he scampered away. Tommy Smith walked on, and when he had gone some little way, he saw a number of rooks walking about a field. There was a haystack in the field, and he thought that perhaps if he were to get behind it and wait there for a little while, some of the rooks would come near enough for him to throw a stone at them. So he put several stones in his pocket, and then, with one in his hand, he began to walk towards the haystack.  OF THEM SAID TOMMY SMITH I WILL SAID THE RAT BUT NOT NOW I CAN DO THINGS MUCH BETTER AT NIGHT AND I PREFER BEING INDOORS TO NIGHT WHEN EVERYBODY IS IN BED AND ASLEEP AND THE HOUSE IS QUIET I WILL COME TO YOUR ROOM AND WAKE YOU UP WE CAN TALK WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED THEN AND I WILL SOON TEACH YOU WHAT A CLEVER ANIMAL I AM I WONDER WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO TELL ME SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT SAY WHAT YOU WILL I BELIEVE THAT RATS WERE ONLY MADE TO BE KILLED THE RAT LOOKED VERY ANGRY THEY HAVE AS MUCH RIGHT TO BE ALIVE AS LITTLE BOYS HAVE HE SAID BUT GOOD BY FOR THE PRESENT AND HE SCAMPERED AWAY TOMMY SMITH WALKED ON AND WHEN HE HAD GONE SOME LITTLE WAY HE SAW A NUMBER OF ROOKS WALKING ABOUT A FIELD THERE WAS A HAYSTACK IN THE FIELD AND HE THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS IF HE WERE TO GET BEHIND IT AND WAIT THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE SOME OF THE ROOKS WOULD COME NEAR ENOUGH FOR HIM TO THROW A STONE AT THEM SO HE PUT SEVERAL STONES IN HIS POCKET AND THEN WITH ONE IN HIS HAND HE BEGAN TO WALK TOWARDS THE HAYSTACK
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