,,! ,,ROLY-POLY ,,PU4+

,7,IN ,REMEMBR.E ( 8,SAMMY10
! ,9TELLIG5T ,P9K-,EY$ ,REPRES5TATIVE (
A ,P]SECUT$ 7,B ,IRREPRESSI#7 ,RACE4
,AN ,A6EC;NATE ,LL ,FR1
& ,MO/ ,A3OMPLI%$ ,?IEF67'

,ONCE ^U A "T "! 0 AN OLD
CAT1 CALL$ ,MRS4 ,TABI?A ,TWIT*IT1 :O
0 AN ANXI\S P>5T4 ,%E US$ TO
LOSE H] KITT5S 3T9U,Y1 &
:5"E !Y 7 LO/ !Y 7
ALW 9 MIS*IEF6

,ON BAK+ "D %E DET]M9$ TO
%UT !M UP 9 A CUPBO>D4

,%E CAU<T ,MOPPET & ,MITT5S1
B %E CD N F9D ,TOM4




,MRS4 ,TABI?A W5T UP & D[N ALL
OV] ! H\SE1 MEW+ = ,TOM
,KITT54 ,%E LOOK$ 9 ! PANTRY "U
! /AIRCASE1 & %E SE>*$ !
BE/ SP>E B$ROOM T 0 ALL
COV]$ UP ) DU/ %EETS4 ,%E W5T
"R UP/AIRS & LOOK$ 96!
ATTICS1 B %E CD N F9D HM
ANY":4

,X 0 AN OLD1 OLD H\SE1 FULL (
CUPBO>DS & PASSAGES4 ,"S (!
WALLS 7 F\R FEET ?ICK1 & "!
US$ 6BE QUE] NOISES 9SIDE !M1
Z IF "! MI<T 2 A LL SECRET
/AIRCASE4 ,C]TA9LY "! 7 ODD
LL JA7$ DOORWAYS 9 ! WA9SCOT1
& ?+S 4APPE>$ AT NI<T--
ESPECI,Y *EESE & BACON4

,MRS4 ,TABI?A 2CAME M &
M 4TRACT$ & MEW$
DR1D;LLY4


,:ILE _! "M 0 SE>*+
! H\SE1 ,MOPPET & ,MITT5S _H
GOT 96MIS*IEF4

,! CUPBO>D DOOR 0 N LOCK$1
S !Y PU%$ X OP5 & CAME \4

,!Y W5T /RAI<T 6! D\<
: 0 SET 6RISE 9 A PAN 2F
! FIRE4

,!Y PATT$ X ) _! LL S(T
PAWS--8,% WE MAKE DE> LL
MU69S80 SD ,MITT5S 6,MOPPET4

,B J AT T MO;T "SBODY
KNOCK$ AT ! FRONT DOOR1 &
,MOPPET JUMP$ 96! FL\R B>REL
9 A F"R4

,MITT5S RAN AWAY 6! DAIRY &
HID 9 AN EMPTY J> ON ! /"O %ELF
": ! MILK PANS /&4


,! VISITOR 0 A NEI<BOR1 ,MRS4
,RI2Y2 %E _H CALL$ 6BORR[ "S
Y1/4

,MR4 ,TABI?A CAME D[N/AIRS
MEW+ DR1D;LLY--8,-E IN1
,C\S9 ,RI2Y1 -E IN1 & SIT YE
D[N6 ,I'M 9 SAD TR\#1 ,C\S9
,RI2Y10 SD ,TABI?A1 %$D+ TE>S4
8,I'VE LO/ MY DE> SON ,?OMAS2 ,I'M
AFRAID ! RATS H GOT HM40 ,%E
WIP$ H] EYES ) H] APRON4

8,HE'S A BAD KITT51 ,C\S9 ,TABI?A2
HE MADE A CAT'S CRADLE ( MY BE/
BONNET LA/ "T ,I CAME 6TEA4 ,":
H Y LOOK$ = HM80

8,ALL OV] ! H\SE6 ,! RATS >E TOO
_M = ME4 ,:AT A ?+ X IS TO
H AN UNRULY FAMILY60 SD ,MRS4
,TABI?A ,TWIT*IT4

8,I'M N AFRAID ( RATS2 ,I W HELP
Y 6F9D HM2 & :IP HM1 TOO6
  ,:AT IS ALL T SOOT 9 ! F5D]80

8,! *IMNEY WANTS SWEEP+--
,OH1 DE> ME1 ,C\S9 ,RI2Y--N[
,MOPPET & ,MITT5S >E G"O6

8,!Y H BO? GOT \ (!
CUPBO>D60

,RI2Y & ,TABI?A SET 6"W TO
SE>* ! H\SE ?OR\<LY AG4
,!Y POK$ "U ! B$S )
,RI2Y'S UMBRELLA & !Y RUMMAG$
9 CUPBO>DS4 ,!Y EV5 FET*$ A
C&LE & LOOK$ 9SIDE A CLO!S
*E/ 9 "O (! ATTICS4 ,!Y CD
N F9D ANY?+1 B ONCE !Y
HE>D A DOOR BANG & "SBODY
SCUTT]$ D[N/AIRS4






8,YES1 X IS 9FE/$ ) RATS10 SD
,TABI?A TE>;LLY4 8,I CAU<T SEV5
"Y "OS \ ( "O HOLE 9 ! BACK
KIT*51 & WE _H !M = D9N]
LA/ ,SATUR"D4 ,& ONCE ,I SAW ! OLD
"F RAT--AN ENORM\S OLD RAT--
,C\S9 ,RI2Y4 ,I 0 J GO+ 6JUMP
^U HM1 :5 HE %[$ 8 YELL[
TEE? AT ME & :ISK$ D[N !
HOLE4

8,! RATS GET ^U MY N]VES1
,C\S9 ,RI2Y10 SD ,TABI?A4

,RI2Y & ,TABI?A SE>*$ &
SE>*$4 ,!Y BO? HE>D A CURI\S
ROLY-POLY NOISE "U ! ATTIC FLOOR4
,B "! 0 NO?+ 6BE SE54

,!Y RETURN$ 6! KIT*54
8,"H'S "O ( YR KITT5S AT L1/10
SD ,RI2Y1 DRA7+ ,MOPPET \ (
! FL\R B>REL4


,!Y %OOK ! FL\R (F H] & SET
H] D[N ON ! KIT*5 FLOOR4 ,%E
SEEM$ 6BE 9 A T]RI# F"R4

8,OH6 ,"M1 ,"M10 SD
,MOPPET1 8"!'S BE5 AN OLD WOMAN
RAT 9 ! KIT*51 & %E'S /OL5
"S (! D\<60

,! TWO CATS RAN 6LOOK AT !
D\< PAN4 ,SURE 5 "! 7
M>KS ( LL SCRAT*+ F+]S1 &
A LUMP ( D\< 0 G"O6

  8,: WAY DID %E G1 ,MOPPET80

,B ,MOPPET _H BE5 TOO M*
F"R5$ 6PEEP \ (! B>REL
AG4

,RI2Y & ,TABI?A TOOK H] )
!M 6KEEP H] SAFELY 9 SI<T1 :ILE
!Y W5T ON ) _! SE>*4

  ,!Y W5T 96! DAIRY4
,! F/ ?+ !Y F.D 0
,MITT5S1 HID+ 9 AN EMPTY J>4

,!Y TIPP$ OV] ! J>1 & %E
SCRAM#D \4

8,OH1 ,"M1 ,"M60 SD
,MITT5S--

8,OH6 ,"M1 ,"M1 "! HAS
BE5 AN OLD MAN RAT 9 ! DAIRY--A
DR1D;L 'NORM\S BIG RAT1 ,"M2
& HE'S /OL5 A PAT ( BUTT] &!
ROLL+ P940

,RI2Y & ,TABI?A LOOK$ AT "O
ANO!R4

8,A ROLL+ P9 & BUTT]6 ,OH1 MY
POOR SON ,?OMAS60 EXCLAIM$
,TABI?A1 WR++ H] PAWS4




8,A ROLL+ P980 SD ,RI2Y4 8,DID WE
N HE> A ROLY-POLY NOISE 9 ! ATTIC
:5 WE 7 LOOK+ 96T
*E/80

,RI2Y & ,TABI?A RU%$ UP/AIRS
AG4 ,SURE 5 ! ROLY-POLY NOISE
0 / GO+ ON Q 4T9CTLY
"U ! ATTIC FLOOR4

8,? IS S]I\S1 ,C\S9 ,TABI?A10
SD ,RI2Y4 8,WE M/ S5D = ,JOHN
,JO9] AT ONCE1 )A SAW40

,N[1 ? IS :AT _H BE5
HAPP5+ 6,TOM ,KITT51 & X
%[S H[ V UNWISE X IS 6G UP A
*IMNEY 9 A V OLD H\SE1 ": A
P]SON DOES N "K 8 WAY1 &
": "! >E ENORM\S RATS4

,TOM ,KITT5 DID N WANT 6BE %UT
UP 9 A CUPBO>D4 ,:5 HE SAW T
8 "M 0 GO+ 6BAKE1 HE
DET]M9$ 6HIDE4
,HE LOOK$ AB =A NICE
3V5I5T PLACE1 & HE FIX$ ^U
! *IMNEY4

,! FIRE _H ONLY J BE5 LI<T$1
& X 0 N HOT2 B "! 0 A
:ITE *OKY SMOKE F ! GRE5
/ICKS4 ,TOM ,KITT5 GOT ^U ! F5D]
& LOOK$ UP4 ,X 0 A BIG OLD-
FA%ION$ FIREPLACE4

,! *IMNEY XF 0 WIDE
5 9SIDE =A MAN 6/& UP
& WALK AB4 ,S "! 0 PL5TY
( ROOM =A LL ,TOM ,CAT4

,HE JUMP$ "R UP 96!
FIREPLACE1 BALANC+ HMF ^U !
IRON B> ": ! KETTLE HANGS4

,TOM ,KITT5 TOOK ANO!R BIG JUMP
(F ! B> & L&$ ON A L$GE HI<
UP 9SIDE ! *IMNEY1 KNOCK+ D[N
"S SOOT 96! F5D]4

,TOM ,KITT5 C\<$ & *OK$
)! SMOKE2 HE CD HE> !
/ICKS 2G9N+ 6CRACKLE & BURN
9 ! FIREPLACE D[N 2L4 ,HE MADE
UP 8 M9D 6CLIMB "R 6! TOP1
& GET \ ON ! SLATES1 & TRY TO
CAT* SP>R[S4

8,I _C G BACK4 ,IF ,I SLIPP$ ,I
MI<T FALL 9 ! FIRE & S+E MY
B1UTI;L TAIL & MY LL BLUE
JACKET40

,! *IMNEY 0 A V BIG OLD-
FA%ION$ "O4 ,X 0 BUILT 9 ! "DS
:5 P BURNT LOGS ( WOOD ^U
! HE>?4

,! *IMNEY /ACK /OOD UP ABV
! RO( L A LL /"O T[]1 &
! "DLI<T %"O D[N F ! TOP1
"U ! SLANT+ SLATES T KEPT \
! RA94


,TOM ,KITT5 0 GETT+ V
F"R5$6 ,HE CLIMB$ UP1 & UP1
& UP4

,!N HE WAD$ SIDEWAYS "?
9*ES ( SOOT4 ,HE 0 L A LL
SWEEP HMF4

,X 0 MO/ 3FUS+ 9 ! D>K4
,"O FLUE SEEM$ 6L1D 96ANO!R4

,"! 0 LESS SMOKE1 B ,TOM
,KITT5 FELT Q LO/4

,HE SCRAM#D UP & UP2 B
2F HE R1*$ ! *IMNEY TOP HE
CAME 6A PLACE ": "SBODY _H
LOOS5$ A /"O 9 ! WALL4 ,"!
7 "S MUTTON B"OS LY+ AB4






8,? SEEMS FUNNY10 SD ,TOM
,KITT54 8,:O HAS BE5 GNAW+ B"OS
UP "H 9 ! *IMNEY8 ,I WI% ,I _H
N"E -E6 ,& :AT A FUNNY SMELL8
,X IS "S?+ L M\SE1 ONLY
DR1D;LLY /R;G4 ,X MAKES ME
SNEEZE10 SD ,TOM ,KITT54

,HE SQUEEZ$ "? ! HOLE 9
! WALL & DRA7$ HMF AL;G A
MO/ UNCOM=TABLY TI<T PASSAGE
": "! 0 SC>CELY ANY LI<T4

,HE GROP$ 8 WAY C>E;LLY =
S"EAL Y>DS2 HE 0 AT ! BACK (
! SKIRT+ BO>D 9 ! ATTIC1 ":
"! IS A LL M>K 99 9 ! PICTURE4

,ALL AT ONCE HE FELL H1D OV] HEELS 9
! D>K1 D[N A HOLE1 & L&$ ON
A H1P ( V DIRTY RAGS4




,:5 ,TOM ,KITT5 PICK$ HMF UP
& LOOK$ AB HM1 HE F.D
HMF 9 A PLACE T HE _H N"E
SE5 2F1 AL? HE _H LIV$ ALL
8 LIFE 9 ! H\SE4 ,X 0 A V
SMALL /U6Y FU/Y ROOM1 ) BO>DS1
& RAFT]S1 & COBWEBS1 & LA?
& PLA/]4

,OPPOSITE 6HM--Z F> AWAY Z HE
CD SIT--WAS AN ENORM\S RAT4

8,:AT D Y M1N 0TUMBL+
96MY B$ ALL COV]$ ) SMUTS80
SD ! RAT1 *ATT]+ 8 TEE?4

8,PL1SE1 SIR1 ! *IMNEY WANTS
SWEEP+10 SD POOR ,TOM ,KITT54

8,ANNA ,M>IA6 ,ANNA ,M>IA60
SQU1K$ ! RAT4 ,"! 0 A
PATT]+ NOISE & AN OLD WOMAN RAT
POK$ H] H1D R.D A RAFT]4


,ALL 9 A M9UTE  %E RU%$ ^U
,TOM ,KITT51 &  2F HE KNEW :AT
0 HAPP5+4       4

4 4 8 COAT 0 PULL$ (F1 & HE
0 ROLL$ UP 9 A BUNDLE1 & TI$
) /R+ 9 V H>D KNOTS4

,ANNA ,M>IA DID ! TY+4 ,! OLD
RAT WAT*$ H] & TOOK SNUFF4 ,:5
%E _H F9I%$1 !Y BO? SAT />+
AT HM ) _! M\?S OP54

8,ANNA ,M>IA10 SD ! OLD MAN RAT
7^: "N 0 ,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S71
8,ANNA ,M>IA1 MAKE ME A KITT5
DUMPL+ ROLY-POLY PU4+ = MY
D9N]40

8,X REQUIRES D\< &A PAT (
BUTT] &A ROLL+ P910 SD ,ANNA
,M>IA1 3SID]+ ,TOM ,KITT5 )
H] H1D ON "O SIDE4


8,NO10 SD ,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S1 8MAKE
X PROP]LY1 ,ANNA ,M>IA1 )
BR1DCRUMBS40

8,NONS5SE6 ,BUTT] & D\<10
REPLI$ ,ANNA ,M>IA4

,! TWO RATS 3SULT$ TGR =
A FEW M9UTES & !N W5T AWAY4

,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S GOT "? A
HOLE 9 ! WA9SCOT & W5T BOLDLY
D[N ! FRONT /AIRCASE 6! DAIRY
6GET ! BUTT]4 ,HE DID N MEET
ANYBODY4

,HE MADE A SECOND J\RNEY =!
ROLL+ P94 ,HE PU%$ X 9 FRONT (
HM ) 8 PAWS1 L A BREW]'S
MAN TRUNDL+ A B>REL4

,HE CD HE> ,RI2Y & ,TABI?A
TALK+1 B !Y 7 TOO BUSY
LI<T+ ! C&LE 6LOOK 96!
*E/4
  ,!Y DID N SEE HM4

,ANNA ,M>IA W5T D[N 0WAY (
SKIRT+ BO>D &A W9D[ %UTT]
6! KIT*5 6/1L ! D\<4

,%E BORR[$ A SMALL SAUC] &
SCOOP$ UP ! D\< ) H] PAWS4

  ,%E DID N OBS]VE ,MOPPET4

,:ILE ,TOM ,KITT5 0 LEFT AL"O
"U ! FLOOR (! ATTIC1 HE
WRI7L$ AB & TRI$ 6MEW =
HELP4

,B 8 M\? 0 FULL ( SOOT &
COBWEBS1 & HE 0 TI$ UP 9 S*
V TI<T KNOTS1 HE CD N MAKE
ANYBODY HE> HM4

,EXCEPT A SPID] :O CAME \ (A
CRACK 9 ! CEIL+ & EXAM9$ !
KNOTS CRITIC,Y1 F A SAFE 4T.E4

,X 0 A JUDGE ( KNOTS 2C X
_H A HABIT ( TY+ UP UN=TUNATE
BLUEBOTTLES4 ,X DID N (F] 6ASSI/
HM4

,TOM ,KITT5 WRI7L$ & SQUIRM$
UNTIL HE 0 Q EXHAU/$4

,PRES5TLY ! RATS CAME BACK &
SET 6"W 6MAKE HM 96A
DUMPL+4 ,F/ !Y SME>$ HM
) BUTT]1 & !N !Y ROLL$ HM
9 ! D\<4

8,W N ! /R+ 2 V
9DIGE/I#1 ,ANNA ,M>IA80 9QUIR$
,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S4

,ANNA ,M>IA SD %E ?"\ T X
0 ( NO 3SEQU;E2 B %E
WI%$ T ,TOM ,KITT5 WD HOLD
8 H1D /1 Z X 4>RANG$ !
PA/RY4 ,%E LAID HOLD ( 8 E>S4


,TOM ,KITT5 BIT & SPIT1 &
MEW$ & WRI7L$2 &! ROLL+
P9 W5T ROLY-POLY1 ROLY2 ROLY-POLY1
ROLY4 ,! RATS EA* HELD AN 5D4

8,HIS TAIL IS /ICK+ \6 ,Y DID N
FET* 5 D\<1 ,ANNA ,M>IA40

8,I FET*$ Z M* Z ,I CD
C>RY10 REPLI$ ,ANNA ,M>IA4

8,I D N ?9K0--SD ,SAMUEL
,:ISK]S1 PAUS+ 6TAKE A LOOK AT
,TOM ,KITT5--8,I D ,,N ?9K X W 2
A GD PU4+4 ,X SMELLS SOOTY40

,ANNA ,M>IA 0 AB 6>GUE !
PO9T :5 ALL AT ONCE "! 2GAN TO
2 O!R S.DS UP ABV--!
RASP+ NOISE (A SAW1 &! NOISE
(A LL DOG1 SCRAT*+ & YELP+6

,! RATS DROPP$ ! ROLL+ P9
& LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY4

8,WE >E 4COV]$ & 9T]RUPT$1
,ANNA ,M>IA2 LET U COLLECT \R
PROP]TY--& O!R P'S--&
DE"P AT ONCE4

8,I FE> T WE % 2 OBLIG$ TO
L1VE ? PU4+4

8,B ,I AM P]SUAD$ T ! KNOTS
WD H PROV$ 9DIGE/I#1
:AT"E Y MAY URGE 6!
3TR>Y40

8,-E AWAY AT ONCE & HELP ME
6TIE UP "S MUTTON B"OS 9 A
C.T]PANE10 SD ,ANNA ,M>IA 4 8,I
H GOT HALF A SMOK$ HAM HI45 9
! *IMNEY40

,S X HAPP5$ T 0! "T
,JOHN ,JO9] _H GOT ! PLANK UP--
"! 0 NOBODY "H "U ! FLOOR
EXCEPT ! ROLL+ P9 & ,TOM ,KITT5
9 A V DIRTY DUMPL+6

,B "! 0 A /R;G SMELL (
RATS2 & ,JOHN ,JO9] SP5T ! RE/ (
! MORN+ SNI6+ & :9+1
& WA7+ 8 TAIL1 & GO+ R.D
& R.D ) 8 H1D 9 ! HOLE
L A GIMLET4

,!N HE NAIL$ ! PLANK D[N
AG & PUT 8 TOOLS 9 8 BAG1 &
CAME D[N/AIRS4

,! CAT FAMILY _H Q RECOV]$4
,!Y 9VIT$ HM 6/AY 6D9N]4

,! DUMPL+ _H BE5 PEEL$ (F
,TOM ,KITT5 & MADE SEP>ATELY 9TO
A BAG PU4+1 ) CURRANTS 9 X TO
HIDE ! SMUTS4

,!Y _H BE5 OBLIG$ 6PUT ,TOM
,KITT5 96A HOT BA? 6GET ! BUTT]
(F4



,JOHN ,JO9] SMELT ! PU4+2 B
HE REGRETT$ T HE _H N "T TO
/AY 6D9N]1 2C HE _H J
F9I%$ MAK+ A :EELB>R[ =
,MISS ,POTT]1 & %E _H ORD]$ TWO
H5 COOPS4

,& :5 ,I 0 GO+ 6! PO/
LATE 9 ! AFN--,I LOOK$ UP !
L& F ! CORN]1 & ,I SAW ,MR4
,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S & 8 WIFE ON !
RUN1 ) BIG BUNDLES ON A LL
:EELB>R[1 : LOOK$ V
M* L M9E4

,!Y 7 J TURN+ 9 AT !
GATE 6! B>N ( ,F>M] ,POTATOES4

,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S 0 PU6+ &
\ ( BR1?4 ,ANNA ,M>IA 0 /
>GU+ 9 %RILL T"OS4

,%E SEEM$ 6"K H] WAY1 &
%E SEEM$ 6H A QUANT;Y (
LU7AGE4
,I AM SURE ,I N"E GAVE H] L1VE TO
BORR[ MY :EELB>R[6

,!Y W5T 96! B>N &
HAUL$ _! P>CELS )A BIT (
/R+ 6! TOP (! HAYM[4

,AF T1 "! 7 NO M RATS
=A L;G "T AT ,TABI?A ,TWIT*IT'S4

,Z = ,F>M] ,POTATOES1 HE HAS BE5
DRIV5 NE>LY 4TRACT$4 ,"! >E
RATS1 & RATS1 & RATS 9 8 B>N6
,!Y EAT UP ! *ICK5 FOOD1 &
/1L ! OATS & BRAN1 & MAKE
HOLES 9 ! M1L BAGS4

,& !Y >E ALL DESC5D$ F
,MR4 & ,MRS4 ,SAMUEL ,:ISK]S--
*N & GR&*N &
GRT-GRT-GR&*N4

  ,"! IS NO 5D 6!M6


,MOPPET & ,MITT5S H GR[N UP
96V GD RAT-CAT*]S4

,!Y G \ RAT-CAT*+ 9 !
VILLAGE1 & !Y F9D PL5TY (
EMPLOY;T4 ,!Y *>GE S M* A
DOZ5 & E>N _! LIV+ V
-=TABLY4

,!Y HANG UP ! RATS' TAILS 9 A
R[ ON ! B>N DOOR1 6%[ H[
_M !Y H CAU<T--DOZ5S &
DOZ5S ( !M4

,B ,TOM ,KITT5 HAS ALW BE5
AFRAID (A RAT2 HE N"E DUR/ FACE
ANY?+ T IS BI7] ?AN--

  ,A ,M\SE4