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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 27
A Brat
"Pat, don't be a brat ! Take off your hat, wipe
your feet on the mat and scat. "Next time
you mistreat our kitty cat, we won't chat. I'll
treat you like a rat, spank you with a bed slat,
or even cook you in a vat. Tit for tat !" Got
that ?
Story 28
The Catch
Through a hatch that didn’t latch sneaked the Cookie Monster into the house.
Being dark, he lit a match. His snatch, cookies, a whole batch. He left through
the same hatch, then ran di•rect•ly into a briar patch. He received a nasty, tell-
tale scratch and lost a lost a sneaker that the police were able to match, with
which later they made their catch.
Story 29
Mother's Wrath
Jane's mother spanked her with a wooden lath, then said, "From now on
you'll walk a narrow path. You had better never again flunk math !
"For in•cit•ing my wrath,
starting tonight you'll go to bed
right after your bath."
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