![]() But he did feel a little guilty when he heard his mother calling. Across the top of the cake there were words written in pink sugar but as Greywhiskers could not read, he did not know that he was nibbling at little Miss Ethel’s birthday cake. A large iced cake stood far back upon the shelf, and Greywhiskers licked his lips as he sniffed it. So as soon as she had curled herself up for an afternoon nap he stole away, and scampered across the pantry shelves.Īh! here was something particularly good to-day. Greywhiskers twitched his tail with scorn he was quite sure he knew how to take care of himself, and he didn’t mean to trot meekly after his mother’s tail all his life. ![]() Now remember, Greywhiskers, I have absolutely forbidden you to put your nose above the ground unless I am with you, for kind as the people are, I shouldn’t be at all surprised if they tried to catch you.” “Well, my child, no doubt they are very well in their way, but I don’t think they are quite as fond of us as you seem to think. There was a twinkle in the mother’s eye as she replied,. "MOTHER dear,” said a little mouse one day, “I think the people in our house must be very kind don’t you? They leave such nice things for us in the larder.”
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