Text Appearing Before Image: 74 KITTENS AKD CATS I AM SO HUNGEY I wish some one would hurry and bringme some milk. Mine is all gone and so is my mouse. I wonder if this is all we are going tohave to eat. I am so hungry I shall have to go homeand catch a rat. The Queen is asking some one to tella story. I believe she means me. Yes, dear Queen, I will tell you a storyabout seven little pussy-cats who werenot so polite as we are. But first may Iplease have a little more milk to drink ? (My tale is coming.) .t..>IMIt IK......•_•• Text Appearing After Image: Hiilllllili«l«IIIHilllllHIIIIIMIIIllil«tt«l«ll I ••!««• ••««•••« «• •••••••••• A HUNGRY CAT iiifiiiniiif THE QUEENS TEA-TABLE The Queen has had the table set, As fine as fine can be,And now I wish she d send some niilk For a hungry cat like me. 76 KITTENS AND CATS SEVEN LITTLE PUSSY-CATS Seven little pussy-cats, invited out to tea,Cried: Mother, let us go. Oh, do! for good we 11 surely be.We 11 wear our bibs and hold our things as you have shown us how: —Spoons in right paws, cups in left,— and make a pretty bow.We 11 always say, Yes, if you please, and « Only half of that.< Then go, my darling children, said the happy Mother Cat.The seven little pussy-cats went out that night to tea.Their heads were smooth and glossy, their tails were swinging free; A BOOK OF TALES 77 They held their things as they had learned, and tried to be polite;With snowy bibs beneath their chins they were a pretty sight.But, alas for manners beautiful, a
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