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Thepostmanhadonecupofteaandachat,thankedLittleMissGreedy,andleft.LittleMissGreedypouredherselfanothercup(anotheraftertheelevenothercupsshe'dalreadyhad)andopenedherletter.Itwasfromhercousin,Mr.Greedy.
Letterforyou,LittleMissGreedy,hesaid,cheerfully.Ohgood,smiledLittleMissGreedy,forshelikesitwhensomeonesentheraletter.Wouldyoulikeacupofteawhileyou'rehere?sheasked.I'mgoingtohaveone.Oneindeed!Justlooka
JustasLittleMissGreedywaslickingthelastcrumbofthetwenty-thirdsliceoftoastfromherlips,therewasaknockatthedoorofCherrycakeCottage.Itwasthepostman.
Toast!Nowifyouhadtoastforbreakfast,orifIhadtoastforbreakfast,howmanysliceswouldwehave?Perhapstwo?Maybethree?GusshowmanyslicesoftoastLittleMissGreedyhadforbreakfast.Twenty-three!Twenty-threethick,tasty
LittleMissGreedycutthelastsausageonherplateintwo,andpoppedonehalfintohermouth.Mmm!shesighed,contentedly.Thatwasnice,shethoughttoherself.NowwhatelseshallIhave?Guesswhat?
Sixty-six!Goon,countthem!Sixty-sixsucculent,sizzlingsausages.Whichisdifficulttosay.Andevenmoredifficulttoeat.Unlessyou'reLittleMissGreedy!
Nowifyouhadsausagesforbreakfast,orifIhadsausagesforbreakfast,howmanysausageswouldwehave?One?Perhapstwo?Maybethree?GuesshowmanysausagesLittleMissGreedyhadforbreakfast.
Onelovelysummermorning,aMonday,LittleMissGreedyawokeearlierthanusual.Shefeltratherhungry,andsoshewentintoherkitchenandcookedherselfsomebreakfast.Somebreakfastindeed!Sausages!
LittleMissGreedycertainlywasWhat?Greedy!I'llsay.Asgreedyasagiant!Andgiantsarereallyverygreedyindeed.LittleMissGreedylivedinCherrycakeCottage.
Goodbye,Cousin,saidthecountrymouse.What!Goingsosoon?saidthetownmouse.Yeshereplied,Betterbeansandbaconinpeacethancakesandjelliesinfear.
Suddenlytheyheardgrowingandbarking,Whatisthat?saidtheCountryMouse.It'sonlythedogsofthehouse,answeredtheother.Only!saidtheCountryMouse.Idonnotlikethatmusicatmydinner.Justatthatmoment,thedoorflewopen,an
SotheFrogtookadeepbreath,andblewandblewandblew,andswelledandswelled.Andthehesaid,I'msuretheOxisnotasbigasthis.Butatthatmomentheburst.
Nosoonersaidthandone.ThetwomicesetoffforthetownandarrivedattheTownMouse'sresidencelateatnight.Youmaywantsomerefreshmentafterourlongjourney,saidthepoliteTownMouse,andtookhiscousinintothegranddining-roo
Washeasbigasthat?askedhe.Oh,muchbiggerthanthat,saidtheyoungFrog.Againtheoldoneblewhimselfout,andaskedtheyoungoneiftheOxwasasbigasthat.Bigger,Father,bigger,wasthereply.Bigger,Father,bigger,wasthereply.
Thetownmouseratherturneduphislongnoseatthiscoutryfare,andsaid,Icannotunderstand,Cousin,howcanyouputupwithsuchpoorfoodasthis?Butofcourseyoucannotexpectanythingbetterinthecountry;comewithmeandIwillshowy