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out and see who it is that is playing so nicely!” So
out she skipped, but no sooner did pussy see her
than he caught hold of her and. popped her into his
sack. Then he played again—

« Fiddle-de-dee !
The foxy so wee
Had daughters twice two,
And a little son too,
Called Phil.—Fiddle-dee !
Come, foxy, and see
My sweet minstrelsy |”

Then the second daughter skipped out, and pussy
caught her by the forehead, and popped her into his
sack, and went on playing and singing till he had
got all four daughters into his sack, and the little son
also,

Then the old fox was left all alone, and she waited
and waited, but not one of them came back. At last
she said to herself: “ Pll go out and call them home,
for the cock is roasting, and the milk pottage is
simmering, and ’tis high time we had something to
eat.” So out she popped, and the cat pounced upon
her, and killed her too. Then he went and drank
up all the soup, and gobbled up all the pottage, and
then he saw the cock lying on a plate. “Come,
shake yourself, cock!” said puss. So the cock
shook himself, and got up, and the cat took the cock