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Tucker Mouse moaned with pleasure at the thought of all that food.
??They were having such a good time laughing and singing songs that they didn??t notice me when I jumped into the picnic basket,?? continued Chester. ??I was sure they wouldn??t mind if I had just a taste.??
??Naturally not,?? said Tucker Mouse sympathetically. ??Why mind? Plenty for all. Who could blame you???
??Now, I have to admit,?? Chester went on, ??I had more than a taste. As a matter of fact, I ate so much that I couldn??t keep my eyes open??what with being tired from jumping and everything. And I fell asleep right there in the picnic basket. The first thing I knew, somebody had put a bag on top of me that had the last of the roast beef sandwiches in it. I couldn??t move!??
??Imagine!?? Tucker exclaimed. ??Trapped under roast beef sandwiches! Well, there are worse fates.??
??At first I wasn??t too frightened,?? said Chester. ??After all, I thought, they probably come from New Canaan or some other nearby town. They??ll have to unpack the basket sooner or later. Little did I know!?? He shook his head and sighed. ??I could feel the basket being carried into a car and riding somewhere and then being lifted down. That must have been the railroad station. Then I went up again and there was a rattling and roaring sound, the way a train makes. By this time I was pretty scared. I knew every minute was taking me farther away from my stump, but there wasn??t anything I could do. I was getting awfully cramped too, under those roast beef sandwiches.??
??Didn??t you try to eat your way out??? asked Tucker.
??I didn??t have any room,?? said Chester. ??But every now and then the train would give a lurch and I managed to free myself a little. We travelled on and on, and then the train stopped. I didn??t have any idea where we were, but as soon as the basket was carried off, I could tell from the noise it must be New York.
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??Don??t worry,?? said Tucker Mouse. ??I??ll feed you liverwurst. You??ll be all right. Go on with the story.??
??It??s almost over,?? said Louis Vuitton Outlet ??the people got off one train and walked a ways and got on another??even noisier than the first.??
??Must have been the subway,?? said Tucker.
??I guess so,?? Chester Cricket said. ??You can imagine how scared I was. I didn??t know where I was going! For all I knew they could have been heading for Texas, although I don??t guess many people from Texas come all the way to Connecticut for a picnic.??
??It could happen,?? said Tucker, nodding his head.
??Anyway I worked furiously to get loose. And finally I made it. When they got off the second train, I took a flying leap and landed in a pile of dirt over in the corner of this place where we are.??
??Such an introduction to New York,?? said Tucker, ??to land in a pile of dirt in the Times Square subway station. Tsk, tsk, tsk.??
??And here I am,?? Chester concluded forlornly. ??I??ve been lying over there for three days not knowing what to do. At last I got so nervous I began to Louis Vuitton USA was the sound!?? interrupted Tucker Mouse. ??I heard it, but I didn??t know what it was.??
??Yes, lv bags was me,?? said Chester. ??Usually I don??t chirp until later on in the summer??but my goodness, I had to do something!??
The cricket had been sitting next to the edge of the shelf. For some reason??perhaps it was faint noise, like padded feet tiptoeing across the floor??he happened to look down. As shadowy form that had been crouching silently Louis Vuitton Outlet in the darkness made a spring and landed right next to Tucker and Chester.
??Watch out!?? Chester shouted. ??A cat!?? He dove headfirst into the matchbox.