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And when the Mouse Queen grabbed the chocolate, she bumped into the lemon drop... which went ker-plop... which pushed the candy canes... which tripped the switch... which started the ball.. which knocked the shoe... which kicked the string... which dropped the cage... and caught the rat! (The Mouse Queen, that is.)
The Pipe flew from the Mouse Queen’s hand – and better still, her staff with Krakatuk flew from her grasp and rolled to Pirlipat’s feet. And the Mouse Queen? The Mouse Queen was caught in Mother Ginger’s hoop skirt – with bits and pieces of her squeezing out between the hoops and ties, like an overstuffed pillow.
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