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THE MOUSE AND THE OYSTER. 



The fart oyeier nipped poor mousie's little head so tight between 

 the sharp edges of the shell that he was choked in a few minutes. 



When mamma called Robbie 

 ihere they were, oyster and mouse, 

 fastened tight together. Robbie 

 begged to keep them till papa 

 came at night. 



When papa had seen the won- 

 der, and heard the story, he decided 

 that it was too good to keep all to 

 ourselves, and I ha\e gi^en it to 

 the little folks. 



Ha^e they all seen anoy^tei in the 

 shell, and do they know if it's home 

 is on the land or in the av atei ? 



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And why was that little mousie stealing around at night? Why 

 did he not mind hie mother, and stay safe and happy in the nest 

 with her? 



