Tea-Cosy

"Are you equally fond of telling long stories?" asked Redy and Smaly, both seized with the same idea.

"I like it even better than gooseberry-fool and candy-sugar caterpillars," replied the Tea-Cosy in a voice that trembled with excitement.

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"We're waiting for the sun to go down"

"Then," said Smaly, "tell us the whole history of the Prisoner."