they got into the house, and banged the door in his face. Then they shut
all the windows, so he could not get in anywhere.

"All right," said he, "you will have to come out some time, and then I
will catch you both, and eat you up."

So he hid behind the back of the house and waited.

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Now Black Noggy was just coming home from the bazaar with a tin of
kerosene on her head, and a box of matches in her hand. And when he
saw her the Mugger rushed out and gobbled her up, kerosene tin, matches
and all!!!

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When Black Noggy found herself in the Mugger's dark inside, she wanted
to see where she was, so she felt for the match-box and took out a match
and lit it. But the Mugger's teeth had made holes in the kerosene tin,
so that the flame of the match caught the kerosene, and

BANG!!

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the kerosene exploded, and blew the old Mugger and Black Noggy into
little bits.

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