Tish Rabe - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!

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He was having a party. All his friends were invited. Merry Christmas! the Cat said. Im happy youre here. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. There was lots of good foodcookies, cakes, grubs, and slugs. There was lots of good foodcookies, cakes, grubs, and slugs.

Thank you, Cat, said a frog, for this nice bowl of bugs. Im so glad I came, said Fifi the Mouse. But I think I ate most of your gingerbread house! With the Cats Christmas party under way in full swing, a chorus of penguins decided to sing. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas to you!To the Cat in the Hat and to all his friends, too.The food, the ornaments, the presents, the treethe Cats Christmas party is the place to be. The Fish wrote his list and was checking it twice. Some fin lotion, he said, would be awfully nice. When the party was over, it was late Christmas Eve. When the party was over, it was late Christmas Eve.

Little Ralph the Reindeer was ready to leave. Can you give me a ride, please? I cannot be late. My parents are waiting so we can celebrate. I live far away in cold Freeze-Your-Knees, where theres lots of snow and we grow Christmas trees. Of course! the Cat said. The Thinga-ma-jigger started to roar. The Thinga-ma-jigger started to roar.

Whats that noise? asked Nick. Have you heard THAT before? Oh no! said the Cat. The Toozle-tocker is ticking! The Radia-toozle is leaking! The Stoppermatoggle is sticking! We have to land. I cant see and cant steer. Wherever we arewe are landing right here! They landed with a bump-thump on a dry, dusty plain. Where are we? asked Ralph.

The Cat tried to explain, In the Dusty-Vusty Veldt. Its all grassy and dry. But I live where its snowy! Ralph started to cry. Then they heard a voice call, Why, Cat, is that you? And a family of elephants came into view. For the Cat has friends everywhere that he goes. Thimba! the Cat said. Thimba! the Cat said.

We need your help fast. Weve run out of water and thats why we crashed. Well take you! said Thimba. Our trunks smell so well, if theres water nearby, well be able to tell. They jumped up on the elephants. While walking along, the elephants sang their own Christmas song: