Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 602
nk, and prance,Nibble oats and nibble cheese.Dance till morning, if we please,Then run home and go to bed.That is what the mousie said. Then, said Winky-Pinky-Nose,Could we peep, do you suppose, Through a window or a door, Or the open, stable floor, See them dance, prink, and prance? Yes, said… … Went as still as they could go To the stables just below; Cuddled close and dared not stir, Did not even dare to purr; For they knew they had no right To be stealing out at night, Just to see the brown mice dance, Tweak their toes, and prink, and prance. But, oh, missy, mousie, me!It was something…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 602](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-stnicholasserial391dodg-602-787.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial34dodg-954-1212.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial261dodg-121-85.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial4821dodg-216-343.webp)
![An illustration from Our little ones and the nursery [serial] (1881)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-ourlittleonesnur8592bost-259-320.webp)
