Johnny Bear 



The language must have been " Cat," but 

 the meaning was clear to the Bear; for those 

 who saw it maintain stoutly that Grumpy not 

 only stopped, but she also conformed to the 

 custom of the country and in token of surrender 

 held up her hands. 



However, the position she thus took made 

 her so high that the Cat seemed tiny in the dis- 

 tance below. Old Grumpy had faced a Grizzly 

 once, and was she now to be held up by a 

 miserable little spike-tailed skunk no bigger than 

 a mouthful ? She was ashamed of herself, 

 especially when a wail from Johnny smote on 

 her ear and reminded her of her plain duty, as 

 well as supplied his usual moral support. 



So she dropped down on her front feet to 

 proceed. 



Again the Cat shrieked, "STOP!" 



But Grumpy ignored the command. A 

 scared mew from a kitten nerved the Cat, and 

 she launched her ultimatum, which ultimatum 

 was herself. Eighteen sharp claws, a mouthful 

 of keen teeth, had Pussy, and she worked them 

 all with a desperate will when she landed on 

 Grumpy's bare, bald, sensitive nose, just the 



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