Down
went the bowl. "Oh, dear," cried Tom. "Murder! murder!" bellowed the
cook; and away ran the King's nice furmenty into the kennel. The cook
was a cross fellow and swore to the King that Tom had done it out of
some evil design; so he was tried for high treason and sentenced to be
beheaded. When the judge delivered this dreadful sentence it happened
that a miller was standing by with his mouth wide open, so Tom took a
good spring and jumped down his throat, unperceived by all, even by
the miller himself. As Tom could not be found the court broke up, and
away went the miller to his mill. But Tom did not leave him long at
rest, he began to roll and tumble about, so that the miller thought
himself bewitched, and sent for a doctor. When the doctor came, Tom
began to dance and sing. The doctor was as much frightened as the
miller, and sent in great haste for five more doctors.
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While all these were talking the miller began to yawn, and Tom, taking
the opportunity, made another bold jump and alighted on his feet in
the middle of the table. The miller, provoked to be thus tormented by
such a little creature, caught hold of Tom and threw him out of the
window into the river.
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