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Updated: June 14, 2025
Hortense demanded. "Over there in the raspberry patch," said Lowboy, "but I fear he's in as bad shape as I am." And so it proved, for when they came upon Highboy in the middle of the patch he was seated on the ground, lazily picking berries from the stems about his head. "Get up and come with us," Hortense commanded. Highboy shook his head. "I must serve my sentence," said he.
"If you make bad jokes, you can't come with us," Hortense warned him. Lowboy promised to be good, and Hortense brought out the cookies and divided them into four piles of thirteen each. "I know," said Lowboy, "we'll pretend that this is a midnight spread in boarding school. Jeremiah and Grater will be teachers who try to catch us and "
"Perhaps after dinner I'll tell you a story about him." He lifted Hortense from his knee and, taking her by the hand, went into Grandmother's room. Mary had brought in the tea wagon, which Hortense thought looked like a dwarf. Indeed, all the furniture seemed curiously alive, as though it could talk if it would. In the corner was a lowboy.
"Ember's It, and we've waited ever so long." "Alligator's swallowed Jeremiah," said Hortense. "Served him right," said Owl, but Coal and Ember backed off as though fearing their turn would be next. Lowboy was sober for once. "I want to go home," whimpered Highboy. "Why didn't you let me run him through first?" demanded Malay Kris. "I'd have skewered him like a roast of beef."
"Alas," said the Queen, "Grater has already made prisoners of Highboy and Lowboy. I had persuaded the King to make them his Court Jester and Poet but before they could even be brought here, they were waylaid and borne away." "In that case," said Hortense, "we must go to their rescue. Will you grant us permission?"
"Well we have no fat pigs," said Hortense. "We are going to play hide and seek." "I'll play, of course," said Alligator, "but I'm slow on my feet. Now if it were a lake or river, I'd show you a thing or two." "The point is, who is to be It? said Owl. "Very true," said Lowboy. "He's a mind like a judge never forgets the point." "She's It, of course," said Malay Kris. "She thought of the game."
You can come in by the basement window and climb up the ladder. I'll go up by way of the attic. Whom shall I bring?" "Alligator would be too big," said Andy. "Besides, he's likely to swallow things, he has such a terrible appetite." "And Lowboy is so fat he might get stuck going down the chimney." "Coal and Ember are always likely to growl and give us away."
"What next?" asked Lowboy. "You'll see," said Hortense, who began to repeat the charm which Grater had spoken: Ride, ride, ride For the world is fair and wide. The moon shines bright On a magic night, And Tom and Jerry Are able very To ride, ride, ride. At the first words Tom turned reproachful eyes upon her. "I didn't think it of you, Hortense," said he.
Malay Kris did, indeed, look uncomfortable, half buried in the wall, but he endeavored to be cheerful. "Some one will rescue me in the morning," he said. "I shouldn't mind at all if I'd tasted blood." "Instead you only struck the air," said Lowboy. "You must be an Airedale like Coal and Ember." Nobody laughed. "It's no use making jokes for such an unappreciative audience," Lowboy grumbled.
Hortense shook him and he opened his eyes. "Get up and come home," said Hortense. But Lowboy would not move. "I've eaten so many strawberries that I can't budge," said he. "Then we'll have to leave you," Hortense replied. "There are worse fates than fifteen years of such strawberries," said Lowboy. "Perhaps, though, I'll get away sometime and find the road home." "Where's Highboy?"
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