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Full Moon
Agiraffestretchedhislongneckoutovertheheadsoftheotheranimalsandletalittleboyinasailor-suittickleitsnose.
Inathirdcagethreeelderlyladiesinraincoatsandgalosheswereimprisoned.Oneofthemwasknitting,buttheothertwowerestandingnearthebarsshoutingattheanimalsandpokingatthemwiththeirumbrellas.
"Nastybrutes.Goaway.Iwantmytea!"screamedoneofthem.
"Isn’tshefunny?"saidseveraloftheanimals,andtheylaughedloudlyather.
"Jane—look!"saidMichael,pointingtothecageattheendoftherow."Isn’tthat—?"
"AdmiralBoom!"saidJane,lookingverysurprised.
AndAdmiralBoomitwas.Hewasrampingupanddowninhiscage,coughing,andblowinghisnose,andsplutteringwithrage.
"Blastmygizzard!AllhandstothePump!Land,ho!Heaveawaythere!Blastmygizzard!"shoutedtheAdmiral.EverytimehecamenearthebarsatigerproddedhimgentlywithastickandthismadeAdmiralBoomsweardreadfully.
"Buthowdidtheyallgetinthere?"JaneaskedtheLion.
"Lost,"saidtheLion."Orrather,leftbehind.Thesearethepeoplewho’vedawdledandbeenleftinsidewhenthegateswereshut.Gottoput’emsomewhere,sowekeep’emhere.He’sdangerous—thatonethere!Nearlydidforhiskeepernotlongago.Don’tgonearhim!"AndhepointedatAdmiralBoom.
"Standback,please,standback!Don’tcrush!Makeway,please!"JaneandMichaelcouldhearseveralvoicescryingthesewordsloudly.
"Ah—nowthey’regoingtobefed!"saidtheLion,excitedlypressingforwardintothecrowd."Herecomethekeepers.
