Suddenly, she heard a loud bang, a thump and a scream that caused her to jump from the bed. The hair on the back of her neck stood straight up and her body became one big goosebump.
I dare say it is rather hard to be a rat,_ she mused. __obody likes you. People jump and run away and scream out: __h, a horrid rat!_ I shouldn__ like people to scream and jump and say: __h, a horrid Sara!_ the moment they saw me, and set traps for me, and pretend they were dinner. It__ so different to be a sparrow. But nobody asked this rat if he wanted to be a rat when he was made. Nobody said: __ouldn__ you rather be a sparrow?
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I dare say it is rather hard to be a rat,_ she mused. __obody likes you. People jump and run away and scream out: __h, a horrid rat!_ I shouldn__ like people to scream and jump and say: __h, a horrid Sara!_ the moment they saw me, and set traps for me, and pretend they were dinner. It__ so different to be a sparrow. But nobody asked this rat if he wanted to be a rat when he was made. Nobody said: __ouldn__ you rather be a sparrow?
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