Were four-and-twenty white mice,

With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck,

With a jacket on his back; When the ship began to sail,

Cried the captain, "Quack, quack,

Titty Mouse lived in a house. And

Tatty Mouse lived in a house. So they both lived in a house.

So

And Titty Mouse went thieving. And Tatty Mouse went thieving. they both went thieving.

Then Titty Mouse made a pudding. And Tatty Mouse made a pudding.

So they both made a pudding.

And Titty Mouse put

her pudding on the fire.

But she upset the pud

to death. and wept.

ding and scalded herself And Tatty Mouse sat down

Now there was

a little stool near

by. And the stool said:

"Tatty, why do you weep?"

"Oh," said Tatty, "Titty is dead,

and so I weep."

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Then," said the little stool," I'll hop." So the stool hopped.

Now there was a broom in the corner

of the room. And the broom said:

"Little stool, why do you hop?"

Oh," said the stool, "Titty is dead, and Tatty weeps. And so I hop." "Then," said the broom, "I'll sweep." So the broom swept.

And the door saw the broom sweep. So the door said:

"Broom, why do you sweep?"

"Oh," said the broom, "Titty is dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops. And so I sweep."

"Then," said the door, "I'll shut." So the door shut.