. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there . THIMBLEFINGER. purring and rubbing against the little old womanin a friendly way. Get out! You 11 push me over/ she cried,u Oh, will you go away ? I 11 stick you with myneedle! I certainly will! Keep your long tailout of my face ! Oh, how can I see to do any-thing ? Will you go away ? I 11 hit you as sureas I am standing here! Dont, said the big Black Cat, stopping andlooking straight at the little old woman. Dont o o you know it brings bad luck to hit a black cat ? If I hit you, you 11 feel it, cried th
. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there . THIMBLEFINGER. purring and rubbing against the little old womanin a friendly way. Get out! You 11 push me over/ she cried,u Oh, will you go away ? I 11 stick you with myneedle! I certainly will! Keep your long tailout of my face ! Oh, how can I see to do any-thing ? Will you go away ? I 11 hit you as sureas I am standing here! Dont, said the big Black Cat, stopping andlooking straight at the little old woman. Dont o o you know it brings bad luck to hit a black cat ? If I hit you, you 11 feel it, cried the little oldwoman. Stop, exclaimed the big Black Cat. Iknow what you are here for. Do you see myeyes? They are as green as grass. Do you seemy teeth? They are as strong as iron. Do yousee my claws ? They are as sharp as needles. IfI look at you hard you 11 shiver ; if I bite youyou 11 squall; if I scratch you you 11 bleed. The Grandmother of the Dolls looked at thebig Black Cat long and hard. Do I know you ? she asked. I know you, replied the Black Cat. * What is your name ? she THE GRANDMOTHER OF THE DOLLS AND THE BIG BLACK CAT THE GRANDMOTHER OF THE DOLLS. 15 « Billy-Billy Blackfoot. It is time for you to go hunting, she said, She wanted to get him out of the room. I have found what I was hunting for, said Billy-Billy Blackfoot. Theres a rat gnawing in the pantry. He 11 be fatter when I catch him. Theres a piece of cheese in the dining-room/* It wont spoil until I eat it. Theres a pan of milk in the kitchen. It wont turn sour till I drink it. There s catnip in the garden. It will grow till I want it. o The Grandmother of the Dolls then made across-mark on the carpet and waved her cane inthe air, This was done to put a spell on Billy-Billy Blackfoot, but before the spell could workBilly-Billy made a circle by chasing his tailaround. Then he glared at the little old womanand slowly closed one eye. This was too Grandmother of the Dolls seized her caneand made a
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