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KATHLEEN HALE, OBE (1898-2000)
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THE SAUCY CATSULE
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THE MAN PUT THE CATS IN HIS HUGE POCKETS, TUCKED HIS PRESENT, GRACE'S SOFA AND THE GLOW WORMS UNDER HIS ARMS AND LEAPT OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
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BUT WHEN HE WANTED TO PUT THE FISH ON A DISH THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON. 'OH DEAR,' SIGHED THE MAN, 'THEY'RE ALWAYS DOING THAT; THEY HATE GETTING DIRTY.'
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'THERE'S JUST TIME,' CRIED DINAH, 'TO CATCH A COMET. CLIMB ON MY BACK AND WE'LL ALL GO HOME TO MASTER.'
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AT THAT MOMENT THE GLOW-WORMS TURNED ON THEIR LIGHTS AND SHONE BRIGHTLY ON DINAH AND THE CATS. ORLANDO'S WHISKERS SUDDENLY QUIVERED AS HE SENT A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO VENUS, FOR HELP.
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MASTER HARNESSED THE HORSES TO THEIR WAGGON AND LIT THE LAMPS
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THE TASTER ARRIVED. HE WAS A NICE BOY, THOUGH ORLANDO THOUGHT HE
LOOKED AS IF BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN HIS MOUTH
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ORLANDO THE MARMALADE CAT IN ORBIT
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THE SPACE-SUITS WERE ALSO MADE OF RUBBER, TO BE BLOWN UP LIKE BALLOONS; THE HELMETS WERE GOLD-FISH BOWLS
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THE CATS PUT ON THEIR HELMETS, AND MASTER PACKED THE LUGGAGE IN THE SAUCY CATSULE
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SOME OF THE FLYING SAUCERS WERE AS BIG AS HOUSES, BUT ORLANDO CAUGHT SMALL ONES IN HIS NET AND CLIMBED BACK WITH THEM INTO THE SAUCY CATSULE.
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THE CATS FELT DIZZY
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'HOW PEACEFUL IT IS,' PURRED GRACE HAPPILY
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THE BULBS GLOWED WITH THE COLOURS OF ROSES, BLUEBELLS, DAFFODILS AND GREEN LEAVES.
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THE MAGIC FIRE HAD THAWED THE ICICLES, PLANTS AND CREATURES, WHO HAD BEEN FROZEN FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.
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THE SUMMER VISITORS HAD ARRIVED, GREETING EACH OTHER WITH SHOUT OF JOY. THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED TO SEE SUCH FUN
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THE HORSES SWAM TO THE RESCUE AND SOON THEY WERE ALL ON THEIR WAY HOME TO MASTER
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SUSAN HERBERT (Born 1945)
GERARD HOFFNUNG (1925-1959)
HELEN JACOBS, BWS (1888-1970)
