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The 500 Hats OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS By Dr. Seuss RANDOM HOUSE 4h NEW YORK To (Chrystie Pea ‘especially heease of she feather dat abwags pointed stright up athe at Far off the lds on the sdge of cranberry bog stood the br coat the huts of rotherics men seas exactly che same wien thot King w from his akon, bit Bartholomew sic bickward Te vas a mighy view, bus it made Bartholomew Cabbics fee righty sll ah thea Hoof eats All the people rushed for the sidewalks, They diove thei cats righcupoverthcurbstores. Bartholomew dltched hs bask igh. Around dhe axnct dasiel fly wumpetess 02 yellowsobed horses, Behind thom on crimes hones came the King’s Own, Guard Has off othe King” showed the Capain ofthe Kings Own Guat (On cae the King’s cringe —white and gold and pple Te rumbled like thunder chtough the nat st 11 swepe past Barcholomen. Then suddenly its mighy brakes suck, I Luchol—and dent opp sil ‘Bastholomew could hardly belive what *e sw Thou the side window of the carriage, the King himse' wis sting back sagt buck hin Barholomew began eo rmbls ek up the King cozcaned ie Royal Coucnan, ‘The Royal Coachman shouval to the mya hones, Tre King’s ‘Own Guards shouted co the ceimsos: tobed hoses. The tursptas to ie yllowrobd bs “The wlile peoceion son, ‘Vey siowly the whole proces ed dows the sect, ui the Kung iciage stopp gh i froot of Batholorew. “The King leaned fm his etrage widow ard Sc bs eyes rectly on Bartholomew Cubbins. "Wall ..? Well..." nederanced Bartholomew shook with figh. "ought to sy something" he tought io hime, Bac he could of moshing 937 ‘Well demanded the King aguin, “Do you or do you mt ake of your hic efor your King?" "Yes, inded, Site" answered Bartholorew, fecling greatly te lieved" do take of my ha before my King.” Thea take fl di ery instant” comianded she King more lel ths Before ‘But, Sis, my hati," anowcred ‘Such impusencel”shouced the King, shaking an angry finger How die you stand there andrell me your hats of * id Beshulomiw very politely, "ae you se my ci of And he showed the Ki ehe hat inhishind "I ha’ your hac in yo that om you ead” 1 doa like 1 say you ae wrong, Si hard,” demanded the King, “what's ‘On my hea?” gasped Bntolrew, Thee da ce wo be some thing on his head. He reached uphis hand ar ou “The fcc of Parthnlomew Cubbins tured very ted I's 3 ha Site" hestamrred, "butt abe mine, Someone behind tre mst have pu icon my heed doe cae ew gor theresa the King, "You ake i of And the King st ick a hs cxenge Bactolomew quickly snatch of the hat. He stared att in a tonishe ni Tes ext the same sown hatte same si, the olor, An it had excty the same feather. By the Conf my Each roared the King, again lating ou ‘ofthe camisgewincow "Did Ton di Te commmand yea 0 take of our at "You did Site... ok it of. Look eof nice” ‘Nose! The ils hat pom your bea.” “Another ha” Agnin Barthoomew reached up his hand and ‘ome, shat is dhe meaning ofall tht demanded che King, ib ac purple with rage don'tknow, Sc," answerl btholomew. I: never happened remebslore ‘The King was now shaking with such fury that che ct geroiked yal Coachman could hardy nhs ‘om io hows and d “Acres is impudent,” sated the King tote Capa 1 King’s wa Guasis "We'll teach him to take of his hat