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The Little Kittens’ Surprise

i. “now kitties, lie down and go to sleep.”

ii. “what’s that noise? see! a mouse tail!”

iii. they make a dash for the door, and—

begin to pull.

now, “all together!”—

but this is what it was.


Top: doggie:——“don’t you know that it’s dangerous to sit on the third rail?”
chorus of bunnies:——“may be, but at present it doesn’t seem nearly so dangerous as some places we know of.”

Bottom: father owl to mr. woodpecker:——“hey! who’s that knocking out there? don’t you know better than to disturb our day’s rest? call again at a reasonable hour.”


Top: “now, children, this is one of the greatest and most dangerous temptations you will ever meet. i will show you how it works so that you may remember and always avoid it.”

THE BABY MICE ARE INSTRUCTED BY THEIR FOND PAPA

Bottom: and it worked finely!


Top: conductor: “all aboard for the jungle! step lively, please! both gates!”

Bottom: the three giraffe boys: “come on in, roly poly, we’re dying for a swim, but the water isn’t deep enough.”

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