"Why did he go to the dentist?" your Aunt Amy asked, thinking to hear
another story.

[Illustration: Mr. Crocodile in Pain.]

"I had better repeat the poetry Mr. Crow wrote about it, for that tells
the whole story, and without further delay Mrs. Mouser Cat recited the
following:

Come, listen, and I'll sing awhile
About a winsome crocodile,
Who had a most engaging smile
Whene'er he smole.

His basket with fresh fish to fill
Each day he'd tramp o'er vale and hill,
For he possessed quite wondrous skill
With rod and pole.

But as he fished, one summer's day,
A toothache chased his smiles away;
No longer could he fish and play
His favorite role.

[Illustration: Not a Tooth in His Head.]

He stamped and growled, the pain was vile,
No more he grinned, Sir Crocodile,
(And he'd a most engaging smile