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...continued from page 35 washed her face with her padded paw she cast more than
Puss hardly knew what to one admiring glance at her clever master. Perhaps she felt
make of it now, and sat up stiffly, the same satisfaction we feel when we look upon good
as if watching with some photographs of ourselves.
suspicion what would come next. The cat's master was himself pleased with his
Claus knew. The head gave handiwork, without knowing exactly why. Indeed, he had
him an idea. He plied his knife great cause to congratulate himself that night, and all the
carefully and with skill, forming children throughout the world should have joined him
slowly the body of the cat, which rejoicing. For Claus had made his first toy.
he made to sit upon its haunches
as the real cat did, with her tail The full book can be downloaded or read online at
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The work cost him much
time, but the evening was long
and he had nothing better to do.
Finally he gave a loud and delighted laugh at the result of his
labors and placed the wooden cat, now completed, upon the
hearth opposite the real one.
Puss thereupon glared at her image, raised her hair in
anger, and uttered a defiant mew. The wooden cat paid no
attention, and Claus, much amused, laughed again.
Then Blinkie advanced toward the wooden image to eye
it closely and smell of it intelligently: Eyes and nose told her
the creature was wood, in spite of its natural appearance; so
puss resumed her seat and her purring, but as she neatly

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