"All right," said he, "you will have to come out some time, and then I
will catch you both, and eat you up."
So he hid behind the back of the house and waited.
[Illustration]
Now Black Noggy was just coming home from the bazaar with a tin of
kerosene on her head, and a box of matches in her hand. And when he
saw her the Mugger rushed out and gobbled her up, kerosene tin, matches
and all!!!
[Illustration]
When Black Noggy found herself in the Mugger's dark inside, she wanted
to see where she was, so she felt for the match-box and took out a match
and lit it. But the Mugger's teeth had made holes in the kerosene tin,
so that the flame of the match caught the kerosene, and
BANG!!
[Illustration]
the kerosene exploded, and blew the old Mugger and Black Noggy into
little bits.
[Illustration]
At the fearful noise Little Black Mingo and the Mongoose came running
out, and there they found Black Noggy and the old Mugger all blown to
bits.
So Little Black Mingo and the Mongoose got the nice little house for
their very own, and there they lived happy ever after. And Little Black
Mingo got the Mugger's head for her seat, and the Mongoose got Black
Noggy's handkerchief for his.
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