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" Come into the house as soon as you have looked at your eggs . Give me the herbs for the omelette . Be sharp ! " He was rather abrupt . Jemima Puddle - duck had never heard him speak like that . She felt surprised , and uncomfortable . WHILE she was inside she heard pattering feet round the back of the shed . Some one with a black nose sniffed at the bottom of the door , and then locked it . Jemima became much alarmed . A MOMENT afterwards there were most awful noises — barking , baying , growls and howls , squealing and groans . And nothing more was ever seen of that foxy - whiskered gentleman . PRESENTLY Kep opened the door of the shed , and let out Jemima Puddle - duck . Unfortunately the puppies rushed in and gobbled up all the eggs before he could stop them . He had a bite on his ear and both the puppies were limping . JEMIMA PUDDLE - DUCK was escorted home in tears on account of those eggs . SHE laid some more in June , and she was permitted to keep them herself : but only four of them hatched . Jemima Puddle - duck said that it was because of her nerves ; but she had always been a bad sitter . THE END THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND FOR CECILY AND CHARLIE , A TALE OF THE CHRISTMAS PIG . THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND ONCE upon a time there was an old pig called Aunt Pettitoes . She had eight of a family : four little girl pigs , called Cross - patch , Suck - suck , Yock - yock and Spot ; and four little boy pigs , called Alexander , Pigling Bland , Chin - chin and Stumpy . Stumpy had had an accident to his tail . The eight little pigs had very fine appetites . " Yus , yus , yus ! they eat and indeed they DO eat ! " said Aunt Pettitoes , looking at her family with pride . Suddenly there were fearful squeals ; Alexander had squeezed inside the hoops of the pig trough and stuck . Aunt Pettitoes and I dragged him out by the hind legs . Chin - chin was already in disgrace ; it was washing day , and he had eaten a piece of soap . And presently in a basket of clean clothes , we found another dirty little pig . " Tchut , tut , tut ! whichever is this ? " grunted Aunt Pettitoes . Now all the pig family are pink , or pink with black spots , but this pig child was smutty black all over ; when it had been popped into a tub , it proved to be Yock - yock . I went into the garden ; there I found Cross - patch and Suck - suck rooting up carrots . I whipped them myself and led them out by the ears . Cross - patch tried to bite me . " Aunt Pettitoes , Aunt Pettitoes ! you are a worthy person , but your family is not well brought up . Every one of them has been in mischief except Spot and Pigling Bland . " " Yus , yus ! " sighed Aunt Pettitoes . " And they drink bucketfuls of milk ; I shall have to get another cow ! Good little Spot shall stay at home to do the housework ; but the others must go . Four little boy pigs and four little girl pigs are too many altogether . " " Yus , yus , yus , " said Aunt Pettitoes , " there will be more to eat without them . "
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