Curly-Tail said,

“It is not polite to make a noise,

You act like careless girls and boys.”

He gave each one of them a little red and white checked napkin.

By this time they were so hungry and the food looked so good that they began to smack their lips.

Curly-Tail said,

“Eat with a spoon now if you please,

Come, be polite and do not tease.”

The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs took their fourteen little spoons and began to eat their broth.