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"This befell
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and behappened
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and was
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in the Wet Wild Woods,
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far back in time,
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when the tame animals
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were wild.
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But the wildest
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was the Wild Cat.
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He walked by himself,
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and all places were alike to him.
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The Man was very wild too."
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- Ha-ha!
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Oh-ho-ho!
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Ho-ho!
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"The Man was dreadfully wild.
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And never would he become
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tamed
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if not for a Woman."
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- What are you doing here?
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- I. .. I live here.
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- Ha, well, aren't you a savage
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to live in a such wetness!
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Come. Ah! Here 's a fur,
I have dreamed of for a long time!
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This is my house.
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Wipe, dear, your feet.
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Let our place be clean.
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Isn't it cozy?
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- Very!
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- Now I'll lit a fire...
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"It was the world's
first fire,
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lit by hands of the Woman."
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- Oh, my Friends!
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Oh, my Enemies!
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I feel it in my heart, that
this is not a good sign
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that the Man and the Woman lit
this big fire.
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You will see -
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the troubles will come!
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- I will go and see and look, and tell.
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It seems to me...
there is good over there!
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Cat, come with me!
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- Oh, no!
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I'm the Cat, who walks by himself,
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and all places are alike to me.
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- Then we can never be friends again!
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- Oh! A Mouse!
- The Bat.
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I live here.
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Why you come here?
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- Why shouldn't I come here?
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I'm the Cat! I walk by myself
and all places are alike to me.
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- The night is pitchblack dark,
dark, dark.
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Everywhere are enemies,
sharpening their teeth.
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Tell me, a bone, bone, bone,
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Who is my first guest?
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Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods,
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what do you want?
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- Tell me, O my Enemy and
Wife of my Enemy,
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What is this...
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that smells so good in the Wild Woods?
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O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy,
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throw me another bone like this!
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- If you'll guard this Cave at night
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and help my Man to hunt
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I will give you as many bones
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as you need.
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- Ah! This is a very wise Woman!
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- Very wise!
- But she is not so wise as I am.
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- O my Friend and Wife of my Friend,
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I'm ready to help Your Man to hunt,
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and at night I will guard your Cave!
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- Ah! That is a very foolish Dog.
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- What is Wild Dog doing here?
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- His name is not Wild Dog any more,
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but the First Friend.
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And he will be our friend for always
and always.
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Take him with you when you go hunting.
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- Search!
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- Why Wild Dog still has not returned?
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I will go and see and tell.
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Cat, come with me!
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- No. I'm the Cat who walks by himself,
and all places are alike to me.
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- Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods,
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what do you want?
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- O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy,
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answer me, where is Wild Dog!
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- You didn't come here for Wild Dog,
but for a hay,
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for the sake of this good grass,
which I dried by the fire.
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- This is true.
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Give it me to eat.
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- This is a very clever Woman!
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- O my Mistress, and Wife of my Master,
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for the sake of this wonderful grass
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I will be your servant.
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- Wear this and never take it off,
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and three times a day you shall eat
this wonderful grass.
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- Ah! That is a very foolish
poor Horse!
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- What is Wild Horse doing here?
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- His name is not Wild Horse
any more, but the First Servant,
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and you will ride on his back
when you go hunting.
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- Look who's coming!
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- I wonder what's going to happen
here now?
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- That's really nothing interesting!
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I'm sure that now is going to happen
the same silly story with hay!
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- What is Wild Cow doing here?
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- Her name is not Wild Cow any more,
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but the Giver of Good Food.
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- Oh! I never drank anything
better than that!
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"The next day
none of the wild beasts
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went to the cave,
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and Cat willy-nilly
had to walk there alone."
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- Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods,
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why did you come here?
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- I'm the Cat
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who walks by himself,
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and I wish to come into your cave.
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- You're late, the Wild Thing.
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I have no more need of either friends
or servants.
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- I'm not a friend, and I'm
not a servant.
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I'm the Cat who walks by himself.
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- So, go away and walk by
yourself in all places alike!
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- O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy,
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will you never give me it to taste -
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that white, that warm milk!
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You are very wise! You are very
beautiful!
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- Really?
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I knew I was wise,
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but I did not know I was beautiful.
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- So, praise me for this!
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- Oh no! I never shall!
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- But if you do praise me?
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- Well... If ever I say one word
in your praise
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you may come into the Cave, when you
want to.
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- And if you say two words
in my praise?
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- I never shall!
- But what if it will happen?
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- Then you may sit by the fire
in the Cave.
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- And if you say three words?
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- Three?
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Well, then
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you may drink the warm white milk
3 times a day for always and always.
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- You - the Curtain at the mouth
of the Cave,
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and you - the Fire at the back
of the Cave,
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and you - the Milk-pots!
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I askyou to be my witnesses.
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Remember what my Enemy and the Wife
of my Enemy has said!
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"It passed quite a long time,
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and the Cat was still walking
by himself."
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- Oh, so long we didn't see each other!
How are you?
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- Excellent!
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I walk by myself...
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- And we have a news!
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There is a Baby in the Cave!
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He is new and pink and fat
and small,
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and the Woman is very fond of him.
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- But what is the Baby fond of?
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- He's fond of things that are soft
and smooth, and of being played with.
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- Excellent! If so, then my time
has come!
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Meet me in the morning!
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- Now I'll make for him a rhino!
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- What a foolish man!
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- Here, play with this, but your
mommy must work now.
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- O my Hostess and Mother
of my Host's Son,
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A Wild Thing from the Wild Woods is
most beautifully playing with your Baby!
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- A blessing on that Wild Thing!
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- Oh!
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- Ah!
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You have spoken a word in my praise,
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and here I am,
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and I will come here,
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whenever I want.
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Now, tie a thread to your spindle
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and drag it across the floor,
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that shall make your Baby laugh
as loudly as he is now crying.
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- No question but you are very
clever, O Cat.
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- You have spoken a second word
in my praise,
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and now I can sit by the fire,
as long as I want.
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Is that little mouse part of
your magic?
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- Ouh! No indeed!
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A hundred thanks!
You must be very wise!
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Ah!
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I have spoken three words
in your praise,
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and now three times a day
I will give you the milk
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for always and always.
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"When the Man returned
from the hunt,
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the Woman told him about her bargain
with the Wild Cat. "
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- Now we will make our bargain too!
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You can live in the Cave forever,
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but if you'll not catch mice
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or be in the way in a bad moment,
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I will throw at you these boots!
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And so shall all proper Men
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do after me.
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And now...
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I want to sleep.
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Out from here!
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Bring boots,
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call the Dog and quite the Baby!
- In the moment, dear!
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Little Friend, Little Friend! In place.
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- Oh! If the Woman will bring
him boots,
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she is not as clever as it seemed!
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- Why?
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- Today I get on his way
in a bad moment,
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and if tomorrow it will be she?
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- Do you think ..?
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- The future will tell!
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- Kitty, kitty!
- Meow!
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- Go home. He's sleeping.
- Meow!
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I wil come, when I'll want to!
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I'm the Cat
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that walks by himself,
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and all places are alike to me!
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Subtitles: 2013, Elena, checked with the Kipling's text, some mistakes in places not in the book