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never a cat after them�察�he was in a tremendous temper and flew away to 

the house of the Wicked Witch�察�only stopping to pick up a steam engine 

which   he   dropped   through   her   roof�察  �and   then   went   home   to   bed。    Next 

day he remembered a friend of his called the Grumpy Giant�察�who lived six 

doors away�察�that is�察�about a thousand miles�察�so he flew to ask his advice。 

When   the   Giant   heard   his   story�察  �he   said   in   the   gruffest   voice   you   ever 

heard�察 �Mice is common�察�try sparrers; ��by which you can see that he was 

quite an uneducated person���察�and then he turned over and went to sleep。 

     The   Dreadful   Griffin   at   once   flew   away   to   the   Sparrow   Preserves�察�

bought eleven thousand�察  �and   then   proceeded to let them  fly  close   to the 

castle。    Still not a cat moved。       As the cats' copy´book well says�察 �Honour 

is dearer to cats than mice or birds�察─�and all the kittens write this in round´ 

hand as soon as they can do lessons at all�察�and never forget it。 

     Well�察�I really dare not describe the state of mind the Griffin was in�察�but 

he   made   the   air   so   hot   that   all   the   people   put   on   their   thinnest   clothes�察�

although it was the middle of winter。            He flew home puffing and snorting�察�

and on the way he passed the house of the Amiable Answerer。                       He went 

in   and   told   his  story�察 �and    his  voice   shook    with   rage。    The    Amiable 

Answerer   gave   him   a   penny   pink   ice   to   cool   him   down�察  �and   then   said 

gently�此� 



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     ;I think�察�dear Mr Griffin�察�that green spectacles would meet your case。 

Then the cats which are now white would appear to you green and 。 。 。 ; 

     But   the   Griffin   was   already   half´way   to   a   Watchmaker's   where   they 

sold glasses。      He burst into the shop�察�frightened the watchmaker so that 

he fell into the works of the watch he was mending and could only be got 

out with the greatest difficulty�察�seized twelve pairs of green spectacles�察�put 

them on all at once and flew towards the castle。 

     Now the Dreadful Griffin was one of those creatures who do not stop 

to think�察�consequently he came to grief。             White cats gave him the ague�察�

but green dogs made him cough most fearfully�察�and a little way out of the 

town   he   met   thirteen   white   poodles   taking   a   walk�察  �who   of   course   all 

looked bright green to the Dreadful Griffin。             He coughed so fearfully that 

all the twelve pairs of spectacles fell off his nose and were smashed to bits�察�

and his plan was spoilt once more。 

     No�察�I am not going to tell you what the Dreadful Griffin said and did 

then�察�it is too terrible to speak of�察�but he had to keep in bed for a week�察�and 

drink hot tar�察�and have his chest ironed with a steam roller�察�and his nose 

greased with seven pounds of tallow candles�察�but all his misfortunes did 

not cure him of wanting to eat the Princess。             When his cough was better�察�

he went for a walk in the wood near which he lived�察�to think out a new 

plan。    Suddenly      he   heard   something      croaking�察   �and   saw   the  Fat   Frog 

sitting under   a tree。     Now   the   Dreadful   Griffin   was   so   low   in his   mind 

that he wanted to tell someone his troubles�察�so he told the Fat Frog。 

     ;Don't come near me�察─�said the Fat Frog when he had finished�察 �for I 

hate heat。     If you look under the fifth tree from the end of the wood you'll 

find a thin packet。       Put it in sixteen gallons of water and pour it over the 

cats�察�only mind you shut your eyes first�察�and for goodness sake don't come 

into this wood any more�察�you dry up the moisture。; 

     The Griffin quite forgot to thank the Fat Frog�察�he was a Griffin of NO 

manners�察     �but   he   didn't   forget   to  take   the   packet。     It  was    labelled 

'Reckitt's��' and when he put it in the water all the water turned bright blue。 

Then   he   took   the   pail   in   his   claw�察  �flew   to   the   castle�察  �shut   his   eyes   and 

poured some of the contents of the pail over the cats in the courtyard。 

     When he opened his eyes there were twenty´seven bright blue�察�damp�察�



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depressed cats�察  �and he   passed   them without   any  difficulty。           He   shut   his 

eyes�察   �wriggled     up   the  stairs�察 �poured     the  remaining     mixture     over   the 

seventeen cats�察�who all turned as blue as the rest�察�and then he burst open 

the    door   of  the  Princess's    room。    Fortunately   there      was   a  kind   Fairy 

flying     over   the   castle   at  that  very    moment�察    �who�察   �seeing    what    was 

happening�察  �changed   the   Princess   into   a   flea   so   that   the   Dreadful   Griffin 

couldn't see her anywhere。 

     No�察�if I couldn't tell you before�察�I certainly must not attempt now to 

describe the Griffin's behaviour when he found the Princess thus snatched 

from   his   jaws。    He   went   grunting   and   bellowing   and   screaming   along�察�

and just as he was stopping to take breath he heard someone roaring with 

laughter�察�and saw a little yellow man sitting on the top bough of a tree。 

     ;Are you laughing at ME�拭─�said the Dreadful Griffin ��he was so angry 

that he was quite polite��。        And the little man said quite as politely that he 

certainly WAS。 

     ;Why�拭─�said the Dreadful Griffin�察�still fearfully polite。 

     ;Because   you're   such   a   green   Griffin�察─  �said   the   yellow   man�察  �and   he 

screamed with laughter again ´ ;I know all about it�察�you've blued the cats 

and now the Princess has greened you。               She's turned into a flea�察�and you 

still want to eat her�察�and it never occurred to you�察�you green old grampus 

of a Griffin�察�that fleas like CATS。            I suppose the Princess flea wouldn't 

jump on to a tabby kitten�察�and you couldn't swallow the kitten ´ oh dear�察�no 

´ of course not 。 。 。 。; 

     But the Griffin was gone。          He went to the Zoo�察�found a tabby kitten�察�

though they are rare in that country�察�and flew back with it to the Princess's 

room。 

     He waited half an hour and then swallowed the kitten at one gulp�察�but 

he instantly burst in four pieces�察�for the fluffy kitten tickled his digestive 

organs so much that they cracked his sides and he died�察�and the flea and 

the kitten came out quite unhurt�察�only a little damp。 

     Then a wonderful thing happened。              The tabby kitten changed into the 

little yellow man who had laughed at the Griffin。               He grew�察�and grew�察�and 

in   a  few    minutes    he  was    a  handsome      prince。   His    name     was   Prince 

Orange   Plushikins。       One   day   a   cruel   witch   whom   he   had   offended   had 



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changed him into an ugly yellow man�察�and had sworn that he should only 

regain his   shape if   he   was   eaten   by  a   Griffin   when   under   the   form  of   a 

tabby     kitten�察 �which     you   know     was    precisely    what   happened。       Well�察�

Prince   Orange   Plushikins   at   once   asked   the   Princess   flea   to   marry   him�察�

and the minute the flea said ;Yes�察─�the Princess reappeared。                   She and the 

Prince   were   married   next   morning�察  �and   all   the   cats   went   to   the   steam 

laundry   and   were   washed   and   bleached   and   had   their   tails   crimped   and 

their whiskers starched�察�and they danced at the wedding�察�and everybody 

lived happily ever after。 



                         The Discontented Daffodils。 



     THEY  had   the   very   loveliest   home   you   can   imagine�察  �with   beautiful 

soft moss and grass to grow in�察�trees to form a cosy shelter from the wind�察�

and a dear little babbling stream to water them。 

     There   were   lots   of   daffodils   in   this   pretty   place�察  �and   nobody   ever 

discovered the nook to gather them。             They rejoiced in the spring sunshine 

and gentle breezes�察�the greeting of the birds�察�and the musical chatter of the 

brook�察�then when their brief visit to the upper world was over they nestled 

happily down in their warm mossy beds and slept till April came again to 

wake them。 

     A little apart from the rest were four daffodils growing at the root of a 

gnarled oak tree�察�and one fine sunshiny morning three of them took it into 

their   silly   little   heads   that   they   were   dull�察  �the   place   was   dull�察  �the   other 

daffodils were dull�察�and they wanted a change。 

     It  was    mainly    the   fault  of   the  cuckoo�察    �for  he   was   a   grumbling�察�

mischief´making bird and used to spend a good deal of time talking to the 

daffodils。     This particular spring he had taken up his abode in the oak tree�察�

and was fond of talking of all the grand things he had seen�察�and a great 

many he had not seen�察�for the cuckoo is a bird of fine imagination�察�and at 

last�察�as I have already said�察�three of the daffodils made up their minds that 

to be a flower and live in a wood was a very dreadful thing�察�and not to be 

put up with any longer。 



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     Now the cuckoo had told many strange tales about creatures with two 

legs and beautiful coloured leaves which grew in an odd way�察�and feathers 

only on their heads。         They could not fly�察�but they could run about from 

place to place�察�and dance and sing�察�and at last the daffodils decided that 

they   wished   to   be   like   these   curious   creatures�察  �which   the   cuckoo   called 

GIRLS。 

     Then there were sad times in that sweet little nook under the oak tree。 

     The naughty daffodils cried and   quarrelled and bewailed their lot   all 

day     long�察  �till  they  made     themselves      and   everybody      else   extremely 

wretched。      Their little sister shook her head at them�察�and scolded and said 

that for her part she was not meant to have legs�察�but it was all no use�察�the 

daffodils would not be quiet。 

     One   day   the   Fairy   Visitor   who   looked   after   the   flowers   in   that   part 

heard the silly blossoms crying�察�and stopped to ask what was the matter。 

When      she   heard   the  story   she   told  them    they   were   very   foolish   and 

discontented�察�and that the cuckoo was a most mischievous bird and liked 

to get people into trouble�察�but the daffodils would not listen。              So knowing 

there  is   noth

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