. St. Nicholas [serial] . BIRDS IN TIERS. Said the first little mouse, We ve no cheese for the second, Oh, what shall we do ? Said the third, I 11 creep up the stairs and seeIf the hole in the cupboard is through; For there s plenty of crackers and cheese on the shelf,And Betty the cook has gone out;And if I can get in, I can help myselfTo enough for us all, no doubt. Oh, I will go too ! said the first, with a I! said the second. Oh, dear!I hope, said the third, the old cat is asleep ;Her claws are most dreadful, I hear! ; Nothing risked, nothing gained, cried all in one vo

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. St. Nicholas [serial] . BIRDS IN TIERS. Said the first little mouse, We ve no cheese for the second, Oh, what shall we do ? Said the third, I 11 creep up the stairs and seeIf the hole in the cupboard is through; For there s plenty of crackers and cheese on the shelf,And Betty the cook has gone out;And if I can get in, I can help myselfTo enough for us all, no doubt. Oh, I will go too ! said the first, with a I! said the second. Oh, dear!I hope, said the third, the old cat is asleep ;Her claws are most dreadful, I hear! ; Nothing risked, nothing gained, cried all in one voice; So upstairs they scampered in glee;But, like old Mother Hubbards, the cupboardwas bare,And not even a bone could they see. -§ k l& %S m \ \

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