Chapter VIII
Nibbles’ Return
Away they sailed towards home, as happy as two little mice could be.
Mr. Scratchetty-Claw towed them for a long way, until he became so sleepy that he had to stop and take a nap. He shed tears when he said good-bye to Nibbles and Teenie Weenie, but he soon settled himself comfortably on a mud bank in a shady spot, and in two minutes was snoring so loudly that you could have heard him half a mile away.
Nibbles and Teenie hoisted their sail, and, as they floated along, Teenie Weenie sang this song:
“Two little mice sailed down the stream
One lovely summer day.
The sky was blue, the banks were green,
The birds in the tree tops sang unseen,