“It was Waldo!”
“Impossible.”
“Look – here’s his hat!”
“A red and white striped hat? He’s not the only one.”
“Yes, but he’s the only human one.”
“What makes you think a human took the mouse?”
“What makes you think it wasn’t?”
“Look: there’s little white cat paw prints. Obviously, a cat stepped into a bowl of milk, found your mouse, and made off with him.”
“But why would a hat point to a cat?”
“Couldn’t a cat like a nap in a hat?”
“A cat in a hat?”
“Funny things are everywhere.”
Dr. Seuss settled in for his nap, smiling.
“Impossible.”
“Look – here’s his hat!”
“A red and white striped hat? He’s not the only one.”
“Yes, but he’s the only human one.”
“What makes you think a human took the mouse?”
“What makes you think it wasn’t?”
“Look: there’s little white cat paw prints. Obviously, a cat stepped into a bowl of milk, found your mouse, and made off with him.”
“But why would a hat point to a cat?”
“Couldn’t a cat like a nap in a hat?”
“A cat in a hat?”
“Funny things are everywhere.”
Dr. Seuss settled in for his nap, smiling.
