onsult his wife, who always had an opinion.

"Wait here till I come back!" he told Master Meadow Mouse. And, diving
into the water, he swam home. He was back in a few minutes, with a broad
smile upon his face. "I've thought of the very thing!" he exclaimed.
"Or, at least, my wife has. She says, 'Call him "Mister," of course'!"

"That's fine!" cried Master Meadow Mouse. "I'm sure I couldn't have
thought of that if I'd tried all summer. And now," he added, "I must go
and tell everybody about this sudden change."

So he hurried home. And, calling everybody around him, he explained that
he was a year old, and that he had successfully dodged Miss Kitty Cat,
Tommy Fox, Solomon Owl, Ferdinand Frog, Peter Mink, Old Mr. Crow and
goodness only knew how many other dangerous folk.

"I'm grown up now," he told his hearers. "From this time on I expect
everybody to call me _Mister_ Meadow Mouse."

And everybody said that a new name was no more than he deserved. They
all approved his choice.

No! There was just one among all the company that was opposed to the
change. He snorted and started to say something disagreeable. And for
once everybody told Uncle Billy (for it was he!) to be quiet.

And that was the end of Master Meadow Mouse.

[Illustration: THE END]

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Transcriber's Notes:

Comma added on title page after "CUFFY BEAR BOOKS"

Page 41, "Farmer's" changed to "Farmer" (Farmer Green's woodpile)

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