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THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF

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    tend and listen; for t Beloved,  ild oods by  t t of all t. o him.

    Of course too.  even begin to be tame till  told  s like living in  a nice dry Cave, instead of a  leaves, to lie do a nice fire of  tail-do, dear, when you come in, and now well keep house.

    t nig Beloved, te  stones, and flavoured uffed  to sleep in front of t t up, combing ook tton--t blade-bone--and s t, and s Singing Magic in the world.

    Out in t ild oods all toget of t it meant.

    tamped  and said, O my Friends and O my Enemies,  lig great Cave, and w  do us?

    ild Dog lifted up  mutton, and said, I  is good. Cat, come h me.

    Nenni! said t. I am t  come.

    trotted off to t  said to o me.  go too and see and look and come a my oly, very softly, and hing.

    ed up tiful smell of t mutton, and t t. ild t of t do you ?

    ild Dog said, O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy,  smells so good in the ild oods?

    ted mutton-bone and t to ild Dog, and said, ild t of taste and try. ild Dog gna asted, and her.

    t of to  t nig bones as you need.

    A, listening. t s so wise as I am.

    ild Dog crao to  t night I will guard your Cave.

    A, listening. t is a very foolis back t ild oods waving ail, and walking by  old anybody.

    is ild Dog doing  ild Dog any more, but t Friend, because ake ing.

    Next nig great green armfuls of freser-meado before t it smelt like ne ted a er out of  tton-bone--at the world.

    Out in t o ild Dog, and at last ild amped  and said, I urned. Cat, come h me.

    Nenni! said t. I am t  come. But all tly, very softly, and hing.

    ripping and stumbling on  of t do you ?

    ild horse said, O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy, where is ild Dog?

    t it, and said, ild t of t come  for this good grass.

    And ild ripping and stumbling on  is true; give it me to eat.

    t of t I give you, and you s times a day.

    A, listening, t s so clever as I am. ild  ed er over it, and ild  and said, O my Mistress, and ife of my Master, I  for the wonderful grass.

    A, listening, t is a very foolish horse.

    And  back t ild oods, waving ail and walking by  old anybody.

    ing, t is ild  ild  t Servant, because o place for always and always and always. Ride on ing.

    Next day,   catcrees, ild Coo t follo t said to give o t  back t ild oods  old anybody. And ions same as before, t ild Co te milk for alake care of  Friend and t Servant go ing.

    Next day t ed to see if any oto t no one moved in t ild oods, so t  of t te milk.

    Cat said, O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy, where did ild Cow go?

    t of to t as in our Cave.

    Cat said, I am not a friend, and I am not a servant. I am t o your cave.

    oman said, t come  Friend on t night?

    Cat greales of me?

    t . You  yourself. Go away and walk by yourself in all places alike.

    t pretended to be sorry and said, Must I never come into t I never sit by t I never drink te milk? You are very iful. You s be cruel even to a Cat.

    oman said, I kne I did not knoiful. So I o the Cave.

    And if you say t.

    I never s if I say t by the Cave.

    And if you say t.

    I never s if I say te milk times a day for always and always and always.

    t arc tain at t ts t stand beside t my Enemy and t a ild oods waving ail and walking by his wild lone.

    t niging, t tell t s, because s t not like it.

    Cat  far and far aill t all about --ttle upside-do--t   o Cat  was happening.

    One evening Bat said, t and small, and the oman is very fond of him.

    A, listening, but he Baby fond of?

    are soft and tickle, said t.

    o o sleep. hings.

    A, listening, time has come.

    Next nig  ild oods and ill morning-time, and Man and Dog and  ing. t morning, and terrupted. So sside to play  still the Baby cried.

    t put out ted t cooed; and t rubbed against its fat knees and tickled it under its fat cail. And the oman heard him and smiled.

    t--ttle upside-do--t ess and ife of my  and Mots Son, a ild t beautifully playing h your Baby.

    A blessing on t ild traighis morning and he has done me a service.

    t very minute and second, Best Beloved, tain t retcail-do t remembered t, and o pick it up-- lo and be ting quite comfy inside the Cave.

    O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy and Mot, it is I: for you  he Cave for always and always and always.

    But still I am t wo me.

    t igook up o spin. But t  , for it struggled and kicked and grehe face.

    O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy and Mot, take a strand of t you are spinning and tie it to your spinning- shall make your Baby laugh as loudly as he is now crying.

    I  my s end; but I  t.

    Sied to ttle clay spindle  ran after it and patted it ossed it backo lose it, and pounced do again, till t er t and frolicked all over till it greired and settled doo sleep  in its arms.

    No, I  so purr, loud and loill t asleep. t ion but you are very clever, O Cat.

    t very minute and second, Best Beloved, t t remembered t, and ting quite comfy close to the fire.

    O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy and Mot, it is I, for you  by t t still I am t wo me.

    t do out tton and began to make a Magic t s . It  a Singing Magic, Best Beloved, it ill Magic; and by and by till t a little  out of a corner and ran across the floor.

    O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy and Mot, is t little mouse part of your magic?

    Oustool in front of t t.

    A, c it?

    No, said t it quickly and I eful to you.

    Cat made one jump and caugtle mouse, and t Friend is not quick enougo catctle mice as you  be very wise.

    t very moment and second, O Best Beloved, t t stood by t--because it remembered t, and ool--lo and be e milk t lay in one of the broken pieces.

    O my Enemy and ife of my Enemy and Mot, it is I; for you e milk times a day for al still I am t wo me.

    t t a boe milk and said, O Cat, you are as clever as a man, but remember t your bargain  made  knohey come home.

    is t to me? said t. If I e milk times a day I do not care he Dog can do.

    t evening old tory of t sat by t  made a bargain er me. took off s and ook up tle stone axe (t makes tcc (t is five altoget t in a roc you wer me.

    Aening, t, but  so clever as my Man.

    t counted tc still I am t wo me.

    Not  last I  I am noo ts and my little stone axe (t makes t you w you.

    And so ser me!

    t a minute.  made a bargain er me. And eet kind to t you till I catcce you. And so ser me.

    Aening, t, but  so clever as the Dog.

    Cat counted teeted) and o t pull my tail too  still I am t t walks by o me.

    Not  last I  noo  you up a tree w you. And so ser me.

    ts and tle stone axe (t makes t t, and t ran out of tree; and from t day to t Beloved, t of five  a Cat  t keeps oo. o Babies  pull ail too  imes, and  o t ild oods or up t ild trees or on t ild Roofs, waving ail and walking by his wild lone.

    PUSSY can sit by the fire and sing,

    Pussy can climb a tree,

    Or play ring

    tomuse  me.

    But I like Binkie my dog, because

    o behave;

    So, Binkies t Friend was,

    And I am the Cave.

    Pussy ill

    Its time to  her paw

    And make he window-sill

    (For tprint Crusoe saw);

    tail and mews,

    And scratc attend.

    But Binkie will play wever I choose,

    And rue First Friend.

    Pussy h her head

    Pretending she loves me hard;

    But te I go to my bed

    Pussy runs out in the yard,

    And tays till t;

    So I kno is only pretend;

    But Binkie,  my feet all night,

    And est Friend!