Dick Sly was the smartest mouse in Mousetown. He knew any kind of a
new trap that was set to catch him, and he always warned the rest. The
houses in Mousetown are called "holes," you know. Next to the hole
where Dick lived with his parents was the hole where pretty Nan Spry
lived. She could run faster than any mouse in Mousetown; even Dick
could not catch her, if she tried to run away from him. At last it was
told in Mousetown that Dick and Nan were to be married, and every body
said, "What a grand pair they'll make." Judge Mouse, who married them,
put on his best gold spectacles, and they were married on a big
wedding cake, which some folks called a "cheese." Every one in
Mousetown had a bit of it, and declared it to be the best wedding cake
they had ever eaten.