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Show Li7 o4(tSJ A NEW HOME "I ;?dnk we should move," Kald .Mr. Mouse. "There Is a large house next door und there are a good many children. chil-dren. I should Imagine they would keep ploiily of good things to eat. "CM! iren llki; lo eat. The children go lo licbool so (he people will not move awny during school time. "We won't have to worry until the hot wenlhcr comes und that Is a long time tiwny." "That's too far ahead for us to hnve to think about now," said Mrs. Mouse. "Hut tell tno, do you know If they keep n (lit or not? "Sometimes children ure very fond of euls." "My dear," said Mr. Mouse In n hurt nnd Injiiretl tone, "do you suppose sup-pose for one moment that I would think of going to u new homu where there was a cat? "I'm too wise u mouse for that. "It would be the most foolish thing I could do. No, they haven't a cat. They're sensible people. "They have good food, a nice coolt, nnd no cat !" "You don't think the cook looks like the sort wh would set a trap, do you?" asked Mrs. Mouse. "That Is one thing, my dear, about which We can never tell. I'.ut she looks ralher good-natured and easy- 'S7n S'u C "Off We Go, Then," Said Mr. Mouse.. going, and I think It will be an excellent ex-cellent home." "It sounds very nice," said Mrs. Mouse, "and 1 will call the children now." "Where are they?" asked Mr. Mouse. "They're playing hide-and-go-seek In the coal bin the precious little dears," said Mrs. Mouse affectionately. affection-ately. ".MIccy, mlccy, mlcey," called Mr. Mouse. "Yes, papa," squealed the Mice. "Come here," said Mr. Mouse. Along came the Mice scampering from the coal bin to the part of the cellar where Mr. and Mrs. Mouse had been talking over their plans. "Are we to have dinner?" asked the Mice. "I'd love a piece of cheese," raid one little Mouse. "If you aren't careful," said Mr. Mouse, "you may get caught In a trap through that love of cheese which you have." "Oh, I'll be careful, papa," said the little Mouse. "Be sure you are," said Mr. Mouse, "for traps are very dangerous things. But what I've called you all here for Is because we're going to move." "Where?" squealed all the Mice. "Next door, in the big house. Weil go through the cellar so no one will see us." "Oh." said one little Mouse, "the Gray Mouse two doors from here said that would be a wonderful home. "He wanted his family to move, but they wouldn't because they said they were pretty safe where they were." "Then you'd all like to move," said Mr. Mouse. "We're ready," said the little Mice. VOff we go, then," said Mr. Mouse, nnd followed by Mrs. Mouse and the Mice children they moved to the house next door, leaving the one they had been in because a cat had Just come there to live. And how carefully they lived their lives, taking care not to get caught In traps. Their new home was very, ?ery satisfactory. |