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DUKE AND THE KITTEN. 



Duke was very fond of a little yellow kitten, and the kitten was 

 fond of him. Although Duke teased che kitten he was very careful 

 not to hurt it, and they had some lively times together. 



They used to play hide-and-seek together. The kitten would 

 run under an ottoman, which came so close to the floor that then; 



was just room for her to get under. Duke would lie down 

 and put his head close to the floor. The kitten would stick out its 

 yellow paw, and Duke would try to catch it ; after a while the kitten 

 would run out, and they would play up and down the walks. 



Sometimes the kitten would run under the porch and put its paw 

 up through a hole in the floor. Duke would come and put his paw 

 on it; then the kitten would put its head up. Duke would take 

 its head in his big mouth, j^ull it up through the hole, and carry it 

 around the garden. They both seemed to think it fun. 



