Children's Corner

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 22, 23 October 1930, Page 4

Children's Corner

MICKY MOUSE MEETS RAB

THE CAT.

One day Mickey Mouse when ■out for a walk met Rab the Cat, who was very hungry. "Micky Mouse, I am so Hungry that I shall eat you all up," said Rab the Cat.

"Oh please, sir," said Mickey Mouse, shaking till he rattled his little green slippers, "oh please, sir, don't eat me up; I will bring you some cream instead —real *ream." ,

"Bring it at once then," said Rab the Cat, and he sat down to wait.

Micky Mouse ran along to Tanunas the Toad and said to him "Oh, Tamirjas, what shall I do? Bab the Oat is going to eat me up if I don't bring him some cream at once."

"I will come with you," said Tammas the Toad, "and we will go and ask Hetty the Hen about it, for she is very clever." So they went along to Hetty the Hen, who was watering the flowers in her garden. "Oh please, dear Hetty," said Mickey Mouse, ' cßab the Cat is going to eat me if I don't bring him some cream at once. Whatever shall I do?"

"Just wait a moment while I put on my little purplish hat," said/ Hetty the Hen, "and my coat with the fur on it, and we vtfll go and ask Muriel the Goat, ior she is very clever." So when she had put on her purplish hat and her nice little furtrimmed coat, Hetty the Hen went Along With them to Muriel's house. Muriel was sitting in her garden reading the paper. "Oh please, dear Muriel," said Mickey Mouse, "Rab the Cat is going to eat me uj> if I can't ge]t him some cream at once. What' ■ever shall I do about it?" *' Wait - just a moment while I change my dress," said Muriel, •'and I will come along. We will ask Down-a-Down Witch about it. I'am stxre £he will kelp*us." So Muriel the Goat put on her best frock—the one with pansies O n it —and a-nice shady hat, and took her umbrella, and off they all went to see Down-a-Down Witch. They knocked at her door and she opened it and asked what they wanted, and when she heard their story she'said she would soon put that rights She took a pail of cream, waved her hands over it, and gave it to Muriel the Goat, who carried it very carefully as they all went along to find Bab the Cat. "Here is your cream," sai4 Mickey Mouse; "my friend Muriel is carrying it for me because it is so heavy. Will you promise first never to eat me upf" "Purr-rr, of coursfe I will,'' said "Rub the Cat. "Nor chase mcV said Tammas the Toad. 1 'purr-rr, of course I won't,'' said Rab the Cat. "Nor run after me?" said Hetty the Hen. ■''.'.« "Purr-rr, of course not," said Rab the Cat. *' Then here's your cream,'' said Muriel. As soon as he began to drink, he grew lighter and lighter, lighter and lighter, till the wind blew him away, ,