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"I think that you are rather conceited, Mr. Adder," said Tommy Smith. "The grass snake is very clever. He can lay eggs, and he says that is more than you can do." "_I_ should be ashamed to do such a thing," said the adder. "A young grass snake _requires_ an egg, but a young adder knows how to do without one. I THINK THAT YOU ARE RATHER CONCEITED MISTER ADDER SAID TOMMY SMITH THE GRASSNAKE IS VERY CLEVER AND HE CAN LAY EGGS AND HE SAYS THAT IS MORE THAN YOU CAN DO I SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO DO SUCH A THING SAID THE ADDER A YOUNG GRASS SNAKE REQUIRES AN EGG BUT A YOUNG ADDER KNOWS HOW TO DO WITHOUT ONE
 small animals. It would not kill a horse, or a cow, or even a pig, unless it was very young. But it kills field-mice, and shrew-mice, and things of that sort.” “But there is one thing, Mr. Adder, which I don’t understand,” said Tommy Smith. “I thought that one had to swallow poison for it to kill one. But you say that this poison of yours goes into the blood.” “I don’t know anything about poisons that have to be swallowed,” said the adder; “I only know about _my_ poison, and I use that in the way I have told you. _My_ poison must go into the blood. If you were only to swallow it, I daresay it would not hurt you at all.” “I should not like to try,” Tommy Smith said. “But are you going?” for the adder had begun to crawl away. “Yes,” said the adder; “I am going now, for I have plenty to do. I should not have wasted my time like this, only I heard that poor creature, the grass-snake, talking about himself, so I thought I would just show you what a much more important animal I am than he.”  TOMMY SMITH OH YES ANSWERED THE ADDER BECAUSE I ONLY BITE SMALL ANIMALS IT WOULD NOT KILL A HORSE OR A COW OR EVEN A PIG UNLESS IT WAS VERY YOUNG BUT IT KILLS FIELD'S MICE AND SHREW MICE AND THINGS OF THAT SORT BUT THERE IS ONE THING MISTER ADDER WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND SAID TOMMY SMITH I THOUGHT THAT ONE HAD TO SWALLOW POISON FOR IT TO KILL ONE BUT YOU SAY THIS POISON OF YOURS GOES INTO THE BLOOD I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT POISON THAT HAS TO BE SWALLOWED SAID THE ADDER I ONLY KNOW ABOUT MY POISON AND I USE THAT IN THE WAY I HAVE TOLD YOU MY POISON MUST GO INTO THE BLOOD IF YOU WERE ONLY TO SWALLOW IT I DARE SAY IT WOULD NOT HURT YOU AT ALL I SHOULD NOT LIKE TO TRY TOMMY SMITH SAID BUT ARE YOU GOING FOR THE ADDER HAD BEGUN TO CRAWL AWAY YES SAID THE ADDER I AM GOING NOW FOR I HAVE PLENTY TO DO I SHOULD NOT HAVE WASTED MY TIME LIKE THIS ONLY I HEARD THAT POOR CREATURE THE GRASSNAKE TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST SHOW YOU WHAT A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT ANIMAL I AM THAN HE
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