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The sun did not shine.[br]It was too wet to play.[br]So we sat in the house[br]All that cold, cold, wet day.

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I sat there with Sally.[br]We sat there, we two.[br]And I said, 'how I wish[br]We had something to do!'

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Too wet to go out[br]And too cold to play ball.[br]So we sat in the house.[br]We did nothing at all.

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So all we could do was to[br]Sit![br]Sit![br]Sit![br]Sit![br]And we did not like it.[br]Not one little bit.

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And then something went BUMP![br]How that bump made us jump![br]We looked![br]Then we saw him step in on the mat![br]We looked![br]And we saw him![br]The cat in the hat![br]And he said to us,[br]'Why do you sit there like that?'[br]'I know it is wet[br]And the sun is not sunny.[br]But we can have[br]Lots of good fun that is funny!'

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'I know some good games we could play,'[br]Said the cat.[br]'I know some new tricks,'[br]Said the cat in the hat.[br]'A lot of good tricks.[br]I will show them to you.[br]Your mother will not mind at all if I do.'

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Then Sally and I[br]Did not know what to say.[br]Our mother was out of the house[br]For the day.

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But our fish said, 'no! No![br]Make that cat go away![br]Tell that cat in the hat[br]You do NOT want to play.[br]He should not be here.[br]He should not be about.[br]He should not be here[br]When your mother is out!'

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'Now! Now! Have no fear.[br]Have no fear!' said the cat.[br]'My tricks are not bad,'[br]Said the cat in the hat.[br]'Why, we can have[br]Lots of good fun, if you wish,[br]With a game that I call[br]Up-up-up with a fish!'

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'Put me down!' said the fish.[br]'This is no fun at all![br]Put me down!' said the fish.[br]'I do NOT wish to fall!'

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'Have no fear!' said the cat.[br]'I will not let you fall.[br]I will hold you up high[br]As I stand on a ball.[br]With a book in one hand![br]And a cup on my hat![br]But that is not ALL I can do![br]Said the cat...

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'Look at me![br]Look at me now!' said the cat.[br]'With a cup and a cake[br]On the top of my hat![br]I can hold up TWO books![br]I can hold up the fish![br]And a little toy ship![br]And some milk on a dish![br]And look![br]I can hop up and down on the ball![br]But that is not all![br]Oh, no.[br]That is not all...

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'Look at me![br]Look at me![br]Look at me NOW![br]It is fun to have fun[br]But you have to know how.[br]I can hold up the cup[br]And the milk and the cake![br]I can hold up these books![br]And the fish on a rake![br]I can hold the toy ship[br]And a little toy man![br]And look! With my tail[br]I can hold a red fan![br]I can fan with the fan[br]As I hop on the ball![br]But that is not all.[br]Oh, no.[br]That is not all...'

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That is what the cat said...[br]Then he fell on his head![br]He came down with a bump[br]From up there on the ball.[br]And Sally and I,[br]We saw ALL the things fall!

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And our fish came down, too.[br]He fell into a pot![br]He said, 'do I like this?[br]Oh, no! I do not.[br]This is not a good game,'[br]Said our fish as he lit.[br]'No, I do not like it,[br]Not one little bit!'

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'Now look what you did!'[br]Said the fish to the cat.[br]'Now look at this house![br]Look at this! Look at that![br]You sank our toy ship,[br]Sank it deep in the cake.[br]You shook up our house[br]And you bent our new rake.[br]You SHOULD NOT be here[br]When our mother is not.[br]You get out of this house!'[br]Said the fish in the pot.

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'But I like to be here.[br]Oh, I like it a lot!'[br]Said the cat in the hat[br]To the fish in the pot.[br]'I will NOT go away.[br]I do NOT wish to go![br]And so,' said the cat in the hat,[br]'So[br]So[br]So[br]I will show you[br]Another good game that I know!'

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And then he ran out.[br]And, then, fast as a fox,[br]The cat in the hat[br]Came back in with a box.[br]A big red wood box.[br]It was shut with a hook.[br]'Now look at this trick,'[br]Said the cat.[br]'Take a look!'

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Then he got up on top[br]With a tip of his hat.[br]'I call this game fun-in-a-box,'[br]Said the cat.[br]'In this box are two things[br]I will show to you now.[br]You will like these two things,'[br]Said the cat with a bow.

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'I will pick up the hook.[br]You will see something new.[br]Two things. And I call them[br]Thing One and Thing Two.[br]These Things will not bite you.[br]They want to have fun.'[br]Then, out of the box[br]Came Thing Two and Thing One![br]And they ran to us fast.[br]They said, 'how do you do?[br]Would you like to shake hands?[br]With Thing One and Thing Two?'

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And Sally and I[br]Did not know what to do.[br]So we had to shake hands[br]With Thing One and Thing Two.[br]We shook their two hands.[br]But our fish said, 'no! No![br]Those Things should not be[br]In this house! Make them go![br]They should not be here[br]When your mother is not![br]Put them out! Put them out!'[br]Said the fish in the pot.

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'Have no fear, little fish,'[br]Said the cat in the hat.[br]'These Things are good Things.'[br]And he gave them a pat.[br]'They are tame. Oh, so tame![br]They have come here to play.[br]They will give you some fun[br]On this wet, wet, wet day.'

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Now, here is a game that they like,'[br]Said the cat.[br]'They like to fly kites,'[br]Said the cat in the hat.

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'No! Not in the house!'[br]Said the fish in the pot.[br]'They should not fly kites[br]In a house! They should not.[br]Oh, the things they will bump![br]Oh, the things they will hit![br]Oh, I do not like it![br]Not one little bit!'

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Then Sally and I[br]Saw them run down the hall.[br]We saw those two Things[br]Bump their kites on the wall![br]Bump! Thump! Thump! Bump![br]Down the wall in the hall.

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Thing two and thing one![br]They ran up! They ran down![br]On the string of one kite[br]We saw mother's new gown![br]Her gown with the dots[br]That are pink, white and red.[br]Then we saw one kite bump[br]On the head of her bed!

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Then those things ran about[br]With big bumps, jumps and kicks[br]And with hops and big thumps[br]And all kinds of bad tricks.[br]And I said,[br]'I do NOT like the way that they play![br]If mother could see this,[br]Oh, what would she say?'

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Then our fish said, 'look! Look!'[br]And our fish shook with fear.[br]'Your mother is on her way home![br]Do you hear?[br]Oh, what will she do to us?[br]What will she say?[br]Oh, she will not like it[br]To find us this way!'

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'So DO something! Fast!' said the fish.[br]'Do you hear?[br]I saw her. Your mother![br]Your mother is near![br]So, as fast as you can,[br]Think of something to do![br]You will have to get rid of[br]Thing one and thing two!'

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So, as fast as I could,[br]I went after my net.[br]And I said, 'with my net[br]I can get them I bet.[br]I bet, with my net,[br]I can get those things yet!'

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Then I let down my net.[br]It came down with a PLOP![br]And I had them! At last![br]Those two things had to stop.[br]Then I said to the cat,[br]'Now you do as I say.[br]You pack up those Things[br]And you take them away!'

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'Oh dear!' said the cat.[br]'You did not like our game...[br]Oh dear.[br]What a shame![br]What a shame![br]What a shame!'

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Then he shut up the things[br]In the box with the hook.[br]And the cat went away[br]With a sad kind of look.

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'That is good,' said the fish.[br]'He has gone away. Yes.[br]But your mother will come.[br]She will find this big mess![br]And this mess is so big[br]And so deep and so tall,[br]We cannot pick it up.[br]There is no way at all!'

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And THEN![br]Who was back in the house?[br]Why, the cat![br]'Have no fear of this mess,'[br]Said the cat in the hat.[br]'I always pick up all my playthings[br]And so...[br]I will show you another[br]Good trick that I know!'

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Then we saw him pick up all the things that were down.[br]He picked up the cake,[br]And the rake, and the gown,[br]And the milk, and the strings,[br]And the books, and the dish,[br]And the fan, and the cup,[br]And the ship, and the fish.[br]And he put them away.[br]Then he said, 'that is that.'[br]And then he was gone[br]With a tip of his hat.

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Then our mother came in[br]And she said to us two,[br]'Did you have any fun?[br]Tell me. What did you do?'

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And Sally and I did not know[br]What to say.[br]Should we tell her?[br]The things that went on there that day?

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Should we tell her about it?[br]Now, what SHOULD we do?[br]Well...[br]What would YOU do[br]if your mother asked YOU?[br]________________________________________

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