Pet Mice. 91

 

companion very much for a long time. And
now, my dear, run and put on your hat, and go
with Sarah to fetch yournew pets beforetea-time.”

Katie soon returned with a little cage, in
which were the two mice; they were pretty
little creatures, and very tame. They did not
rush about frightened when Katie put her hand
into the cage, but let her stroke them and
take them out. They were clever little mice,
too, and learnt to do many pretty tricks. Some-
times Mr. Summers would take off his ring
and hold it a few inches up from the table,
and then he would call the mice by their names,
and they would jump through the ring one after
the other, as fast as possible.

One day, after they had been playing about
the room, Katie wanted to put them back to
their house, and called them. Dot came run-
ning up to her little mistress, but Dandy was
nowhere to be found, though Katie called and
called to him, and hunted for him in every place