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He was a rat, and she was a rat, / And down in one hole they did dwell, / And both were as black as a witch's cat, / And they loved one another well.
He had a tail, and she had a tail, / Both long and curling and fine, / And each said "Yours is the finest tail / In the world,--excepting mine!"
He smelt the cheese, and she smelt the cheese, / And they both pronounced it good, / And both remarked it would greatly add / To the charms of their daily food.
So he ventured out, and she ventured out, / And I saw them go with pain, / But what befell them I never can tell, / For they never came back again.
Anon.