s of paper on thehearth, ready to light the fire next morning. Mousie smelt crumbs of cake in one of the papers. He crept in MOUSIES MATCH. and found them. They were very nice, but he wanted somethingmore to eat. He nibbled some of the chips. There was a matchamong them. Mousie found the match. He… … Snap! went his wee white teeth, up jumped a little flame rightin his face. Quee! screamed mousie, and ran back to his hole. If no one had been in the room, mousiea match might havi the house on lire It caught tin- papers and chips, and they biasedup in a second, lint < irandpa took them up on a…
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