Sleepy-head

Sleepy-head had been dreaming, oh, so cosy a dream!

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One day the mother went off as usual to look for food, leaving Sleepy-head curled up comfortably in a corner of the nest.

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Now it happened that Sleepy-head was not the only creature that was caught by the rain that morning in the wood.

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She had made a snug little nest, but Sleepy-head, as she called her little mousie, loved to roam about among the grass and fallen leaves, and it was

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Sleepy-head slept on, warm and comfortable in his furry coat, and the elf began to feel annoyed with him for being so happy.

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However, he was beginning to think that there was no help for it, when, on a sudden, there before him was the toadstool, with Sleepy-head snug and dry underneath!

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As Sleepy-head moved from place to place his long tail swayed from side to side and tickled the daisies so that they could not hold themselves still for laughing.

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So now her only answer was: "Sleepy-head," uttered in a severe tone.

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Presently, however, Sleepy-head opened his eyes and thought he would like to take a walk out in the fresh air.

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Now Sleepy-head couldn't bear rain, and he had got a long way from home.

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