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what did he *say it was? Something 
about hi—” 
“High, diddle, diddle, I presume,” 
interrupted the wasp. “I have heard 
about that, but it had nothing to do 
with any of us. It was mixed up 
in some way with a cat and a 
fiddle.” 
“Indeed, it was nothing of the sort,’’ 
replied the ant in her most dignified 
manner. 
“I have heard the chickens in the 
yard talk about ‘high cock-a-lorum,’” 
said the bee, “but I never could make 
out what on earth they meant. Per¬ 
haps that was what the man meant, 
although I do not see how the chick¬ 
ens could know more about it than 
we do ourselves, if it refers to us.” 
L.f C. 
