Now what did you name your eldest
child?
CAT. Top-off.
MISS MOUSE. Top-off? Why, that is a curious name! Is it common in your
family?
CAT. Oh, no! My second child has a white ring around his neck.
MISS MOUSE. Remarkable!
CAT. Very!
MISS MOUSE. What did you name him?
CAT. I gave him an unusual name. I will tell you what it is. First, though,
run out to see if your dear mother is coming.
[_Miss Mouse nods and runs out. The Cat creeps to the grease-pot and eats
half the fat; then crosses to window._ MISS MOUSE _returns._]
MISS MOUSE. Mother is nowhere to be seen. Now what did you name your second
child?
CAT. Half-out.
Miss MOUSE. Half-out? I never heard such a name! 'T is not in the calendar,
I'm sure.
CAT. What does that matter, if it pleases me? Now the last child is really
a wonder. He is quite black and has little white claws, but not a single
white hair on his body.
MISS MOUSE. What have you named him?
CAT. I'm afraid that will please you no better than the others, but still I
will tell you. First, though, run to see if your dear mother is not coming.
[_Miss Mouse nods and runs out. The Cat creeps to the pot and eats all the
fat. She then crosses to the window.
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