The yellow fairy book . THE CAT AND THE MOUSE herself out in the sun, and licked her lips whenever she thought ofthe little pot of fat. As soon as it was evening she went home again. Ah, here you are again ! said the Mouse ; you must certainlyhave had an enjoyable day. It went off ITery well. answerer!the Cat. What wa& the childs name ? r ?,sked the Mouse. Top OffyVa^d uhe Cat drily. Topoff! echoed the Mouse, it is^ndeed a wonderful andcurious name. Is it in your family ? • , , What, if, il^ere odd about it ? said the,Cat. It is not worse than Bv^dthief, as your god-child is called. Not long a
The yellow fairy book . THE CAT AND THE MOUSE herself out in the sun, and licked her lips whenever she thought ofthe little pot of fat. As soon as it was evening she went home again. Ah, here you are again ! said the Mouse ; you must certainlyhave had an enjoyable day. It went off ITery well. answerer!the Cat. What wa& the childs name ? r ?,sked the Mouse. Top OffyVa^d uhe Cat drily. Topoff! echoed the Mouse, it is^ndeed a wonderful andcurious name. Is it in your family ? • , , What, if, il^ere odd about it ? said the,Cat. It is not worse than Bv^dthief, as your god-child is called. Not long after this anothergfeat longing came over theCat. She said to the Mouse,^ You must again be kind enoughto look after the house alone, forI have been asked a second time. to stand godmother, and as thischild has a white ring roundits neck, I cannot refuse. The kind Mouse agreed, butthe Cat slunk under the townwall to the church, and ate up half of the pot of fat. Nothing tastes better, said she, than whatone eats by oneself, and she was very much pleased with her dayswork. When she came home the Mouse asked, What was thischild called ? Half Gone, answered the Cat. Halfgone ! what a name ! I have never heard it in my dont believe it is in the calendar. Soon the Cats mouth began to water once more after her lickingbusiness. All good things in threes, she said to the Mouse ; Ihave again to stand godmother. The child is quite black, and hasvery white paws, but not a single white hair on its body. Thisonly happens once in two years, so you will let me go out ? Topoff! Halfgone ! repeated the Mouse, they are such curiousnames ; they make me very thoughtful. Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,said the Cat, and you get fancifu
Size: 1583px × 1578px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectfairyta, bookyear1906
