. Andiron tales . nly one thing left, said Tom, with a sigh, andthats the long jump—whatever that is. Toms three companions roared with laughter. Absurd! cried Righty. The idea. The long jump the onlything left! Ha, ha, ha! Perfect nonsense, laughed Lefty. I never thought DozyPate could be so dull. Well, he isnt anything like as dull as I can be when I try,said the Poker. Hes pretty dull, though. I dont see where the joke comes in, snapped Tom, who didnot at all like the way the Andirons and the Poker were behaving. If there are only three things we can do and vou wont do two ofthem theres onl
. Andiron tales . nly one thing left, said Tom, with a sigh, andthats the long jump—whatever that is. Toms three companions roared with laughter. Absurd! cried Righty. The idea. The long jump the onlything left! Ha, ha, ha! Perfect nonsense, laughed Lefty. I never thought DozyPate could be so dull. Well, he isnt anything like as dull as I can be when I try,said the Poker. Hes pretty dull, though. I dont see where the joke comes in, snapped Tom, who didnot at all like the way the Andirons and the Poker were behaving. If there are only three things we can do and vou wont do two ofthem theres only one left. Ha, ha, ha! roared Lefty. Poor dull Dormouse, said Righty, with a smile that was halfof mirth and half sympathy. You are evidently a Dormouse with very little education,Dormy, said the Poker. If there are three apples on a plate, onered, one green and one white and you are told to take your pick ofthe lot there are four things you can do, not three. What are they? asked Tom, meekly. THE FEW YORK TILE. * Theres no better place than this cloud. Off in the Clouds 33 11 You can take a red one, a white one, a green one, or all Oh, yes! said Tom, beginning to smile again. I see. Youdont want me to choose watching the earth go round, or going toSaturn, or taking the long jump, but you do want me to choose allthree. Now you are talking sense, said Righty. And sense iswhat we are after. Thats it. said the Poker. Now what do you choose,Dormy? All three! roared Tom. The Dormouse is getting his eyes open, said Lefty. Which is very proper, put in Righty, for there is a greatdeal for him to see. Not so much as there is for me to see, said the Poker. My,what a lot there is for me to see! The first thing for us to do, said Lefty, paying no attentionto the Pokers words, is to get a good place for us to sit, so thatSleepyhead can see the world. Theres no better place than this cloud, said the Poker. Ivesat here many a time and studied China by the hour. Its a little too
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