Mew-Mew would spring up like a shot.

And if Bow-Wow did not take to his heels with all his might, which he very often did, Mew-Mew would use her paws in such a way as to make him wish he had left her to have her sleep out.

Bow-Wow and Mew-Mew lived in a farm-house.

You shall hear how this dog and cat were often put out, and how much they had to bear.


IV
THE CHICKS, THE PIGS, THE DUCKS

First, there were the chicks.