English Fairy Tales by Unknown
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The more meat you had, good body.
MOUSE. I put it in the window to cool, my lady, I put it in the window to cool. CAT. (_sharply_). The faster you'd eat it, good body, good body, The faster you'd eat it, good body. MOUSE (_timidly_). The cat came and ate it, my lady, my lady, The cat came and ate it, my lady. CAT (_pouncingly_). And I'll eat you, good body, good body, And I'll eat you, good body. (_Springs upon the mouse and kills it._) CAP O' RUSHES Well, there was once a very rich gentleman, and he'd three daughters, and he thought he'd see how fond they were of him. So he says to the first, "How much do you love me, my dear?" "Why," says she, "as I love my life." "That's good," says he. So he says to the second, "How much do _you_ love me, my dear?" |
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