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Här kommer nästa del av The adventures of Tom the mouse!

It was an awfully long way to the dentist's, at least for a little mouse. Since he was living in the nature of Brazil, lots of tropical plants was blocking his way. When he'd walked almost half of the way to the dentist's he was in for a truly nasty surprise.

Hiding well in one of the lush bushes beside the path was a hungry snake lurking. A pair of yellow eyes followed his way. Poor Tom was compleatly unawhere of this. A long tail was blocking the way for poor Tom, who of course couldn't see it, before it was too late. Helplessly he stumbled over the tail.

”Ouch!” he cried, looking around himself to see who was guilty. The snake slithered elegantly out of his hiding place. ”Whoops did I block your way?” the snake called out triumthantly.

” What was that for!?” Tom cried, he was very cross. But when he saw the snake's slender tongue licking it´s lips he relized that the snake maybe hadn't got the same delicous breakfast as he had. He was scared, but he tryed to look as confident as possible.

”Freash, juicy, tasty meat! I'll eat you up before you can even bleat! Oh, tell me little mouse, aren't I just the best at rhyming!” the snake exclaimed proudly.

”Indeed” Tom answered sounding a lot calmer than he actually was, you could clearly hear that he wasn't meaning what he was saying, he thought it was ridiculus .

”Well aren't you afraid of me? Aren't you going to run??”

”Why should I? I bet I can run twice as fast as you.” Tom crossed his arms.

”Don't be so sure of that you- you cocky little meatball!” The snake smacked with his lips and chuckled threatingly, he was enjoying this. He laughed some more. Once he'd stopped, he realized that the mouse was gone.

”Oh no!” he cried. ” Why do I always have to get so distracted by my humour! Well, at least now we'll see if he is as fast as he claims to be...”