` If I have my place in the Cave by the fire and my warm white milk three times a day I do not care what the Man or the Dog can do . ' That evening when the Man and the Dog came into the Cave , the Woman told them all the story of the bargain while the Cat sat by the fire and smiled . Then the Man said , ` Yes , but he has not made a bargain with me or with all proper Men after me . ' Then he took off his two leather boots and he took up his little stone axe -LRB- that makes three -RRB- and he fetched a piece of wood and a hatchet -LRB- that is five altogether -RRB- , and he set them out in a row and he said , ` Now we will make our bargain . If you do not catch mice when you are in the Cave for always and always and always , I will throw these five things at you whenever I see you , and so shall all proper Men do after me . ' ` Ah , ' said the Woman , listening , ` this is a very clever Cat , but he is not so clever as my Man . ' The Cat counted the five things -LRB- and they looked very knobby -RRB- and he said , ' I will catch mice when I am in the Cave for always and always and always ; but still I am the Cat who walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . ' ` Not when I am near , ' said the Man . ` If you had not said that last I would have put all these things away for always and always and always ; but I am now going to throw my two boots and my little stone axe -LRB- that makes three -RRB- at you whenever I meet you . And so shall all proper Men do after me ! ' Then the Dog said , ` Wait a minute . He has not made a bargain with me or with all proper Dogs after me . ' And he showed his teeth and said , ` If you are not kind to the Baby while I am in the Cave for always and always and always , I will hunt you till I catch you , and when I catch you I will bite you . And so shall all proper Dogs do after me . ' ` Ah , ' said the Woman , listening , ` this is a very clever Cat , but he is not so clever as the Dog . ' Cat counted the Dog 's teeth -LRB- and they looked very pointed -RRB- and he said , ' I will be kind to the Baby while I am in the Cave , as long as he does not pull my tail too hard , for always and always and always . But still I am the Cat that walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . ' ` Not when I am near , ' said the Dog . ` If you had not said that last I would have shut my mouth for always and always and always ; but now I am going to hunt you up a tree whenever I meet you . And so shall all proper Dogs do after me . '
Then the Man threw his two boots and his little stone axe -LRB- that makes three -RRB- at the Cat , and the Cat ran out of the Cave and the XXXXX chased him up a tree ; and from that day to this , Best Beloved , three proper Men out of five will always throw things at a Cat whenever they meet him , and all proper Dogs will chase him up a tree .
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