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the sun did not shine.it was too wet to play.so we sat in the houseall that cold, cold, wet day.i sat there with sally.we sat there, we two.and i said, ‘how i wishwe had something to do!’too wet to go outand too cold to play ball.so we sat in the house.we did nothing at all.so all we could do was tosit!   sit!      sit!         sit!and we did not like it.not one little bit.and then something went BUMP!

how that bump made us jump!we looked!then we saw him step in on the mat!we looked!and we saw him!the cat in the hat!and he said to us,‘why do you sit there like that?’‘i know it is wetand the sun is not sunny.but we can havelots of good fun that is funny!’‘i know some good games we could play,’said the cat.‘i know some new tricks,’said the cat in hte hat.‘a lot of good tricks.i will show 

ox,the cat in the hatcame back in with a box.a big red wood box.it was shut with a hook.‘now look at this trick,’said the cat.‘take a look!’then he got up on topwith a tip of his hat.‘i call this game fun-in-a-box,’said the cat.‘in this box are two thingsi will show to you now.you will like these two things,’said the cat with a bow.‘i will pick up the hook.you will see something new.two things.  and i call themThing One and Thing Two.these Things will not bite you.they want to have fun.’then, out of the boxcame Thing Two and Thing One!and they ran to us fast.they said, ‘how do you do?would you like to shake handswith Thing One and Thing Two?’and sally and idid not know what to do.so we had to shake handswith Thing One and Thing Two.we shook their two hands.but our fish said, ‘no! no!those Things should not bein this house!  make them go!they should not be herewhen your mother is not!put them out!  put them out!’said the fish in the pot.‘have no fear, little fish,’said the cat in the hat.‘these Things are good T