The yellow fairy book . ot know where ^^wX^tT^^V/^ to put it. At length, after longconsultation, the Cat said, I knowof no place where it could be betterput than in the church. No one willtrouble to take it away from will hide it in a corner, and wewont touch it till we are in the little pot was placed in safety ;but it was not long before the Cat hada great longing for it, and said to the Mouse, I wanted to tell you, little Mouse, that my cousin hasa little son, white with brown spots, and she wants me to be god-mother to it. Let me go out to-day, and do you take care of theh
The yellow fairy book . ot know where ^^wX^tT^^V/^ to put it. At length, after longconsultation, the Cat said, I knowof no place where it could be betterput than in the church. No one willtrouble to take it away from will hide it in a corner, and wewont touch it till we are in the little pot was placed in safety ;but it was not long before the Cat hada great longing for it, and said to the Mouse, I wanted to tell you, little Mouse, that my cousin hasa little son, white with brown spots, and she wants me to be god-mother to it. Let me go out to-day, and do you take care of thehouse alone. Yes, go certainly, replied the Mouse, and when you eat any-thing good, think of me ; I should very much like a drop of the redchristening wine. But it was all untrue. The Cat had no cousin, and had not beenasked to be godmother. She went straight to the-churcli, slunk tothe little pot of fat, began to lick it, and licked the top off. Then shetook a walk on the roofs of the town, looked at the view, stretched. 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
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