SNOWBALL AND THE LOBSTER. 



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Poor Snowball mewed piteously, and ran round and round the 

 kitchen, the lobster and the basket spinning round behind him. 



Seeing the trouble Snowball was in Kitty gave one frantic 

 " mew," and ran out of the door. She perched in safety upon the 

 fence. 



The luckless Snowball pulled so hard that he drew the lobster 

 out of the basket. He I'an out into the yard and around the 

 house, where he was seen by the dog. Watch ran after the tlying 

 lobster. 



Tom heard "Watch barking loudly, and went out to see what all 

 the fuss was about. He rescued Snowball from the lobster, and 

 the lobster from Snowball and Watch, and carried the shell-fish 

 back into the house. 



As soon as Snowball was free he ran under the house. He 

 could not be coaxed out all the rest of the day. He lay there, 

 sadly looking at his poor tail, and licking it from time to time. 

 Since then he has not seemed at all curious about baskets and 

 then- contents. 



