Perez the Mouse

Some illustrations have been moved slightly to avoid interrupting paragraphs, but the order is unchanged.

Perez the Mouse took off his hat and made a very low bow	[Frontispiece]
King Bubi the First	face p. [vi]
The Oldest of the Court Doctors	[9]
Miss Stilton, the Governess	[11]
A tiny little mouse in a straw hat and slippers and big gold spectacles	[15]
Adolphus studying for Diplomacy	[16]
Adelaide made tea	[17]
The King sneezed very hard and turned into the most darling little mouse you ever saw	[18]
Perez the Mouse stopped at some crossway	[22]
Mrs. Mouse was embroidering a beautiful smoking cap for her husband	[24]
Adolphus playing cards at the Jockey Club	[25]
The Guards silently formed up ready to fire	[28]
Ferocious mice .. armed to the teeth	[29]
The Order of the Golden Fleece	[32]
The King and Perez knelt down too	[33]
The dreadful Don Pedro	[36]
Elvira recited	[40]

King Bubi the First

Once upon a time there lived a king called Bubi the First, who was very kind to poor children and mice. For the children he built a factory for making dolls and cardboard horses, for the benefit of the mice he made wise laws to stop cats catching them, and absolutely forbade the use of mouse-traps.

Bubi began to reign when he was only six years old, under the care of his mother, who was very good and clever, and who watched over him and guided his steps, as good children are guided by their Guardian Angel.