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First published 2006 in Pan by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited
1 Market Street, Sydney
Text copyright © Backyard Stories Pty Ltd 2006
Illustrations copyright © Terry Denton 2006
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.
National Library of Australia
Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Griffiths, Andy, 1961â.
The cat on the mat is flat.
For primary school children.
ISBN 978 0 330 42260 4.
ISBN 0 330 42260 X.
1. Humorous stories, Australian. 2. Childrenâs stories, Australian.
I. Denton, Terry, 1950 â. II. Title.
A823.3
Internal design by Liz Seymour and Terry Denton
Typeset in 18/25 Janson Text
Printed in Australia by McPhersonâs Printing Group
The characters and events in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Papers used by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.
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These electronic editions published in 2006 by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd
1 Market Street, Sydney 2000
The moral rights of the creators have been asserted.
All rights reserved. This publication (or any part of it) may not be reproduced or transmitted, copied, stored, distributed or otherwise made available by any person or entity (including Google, Amazon or similar organisations), in any form (electronic, digital, optical, mechanical) or by any means (photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise) without prior written permission from the publisher.
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The Cat on the Mat is Flat
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
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  978-1-74197-012-8
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  978-1-74197-414-0
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  978-1-74197-615-1
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  978-1-74197-982-4
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THE CAT,
THE MAT,
THE RAT,
AND THE
BASEBALL BAT
The cat sat.
The cat sat on the mat.
The cat sat on the mat
and as it sat
it saw a rat.
The cat jumped up
and chased
the rat
around
and around
and around
the mat.
The rat did not like
being chased by the cat,
and after three laps
around the mat
the rat said,
âThatâs enough of that!â
And it went
and got â¦
    a baseball bat.
The rat
chased the cat.
The rat
chased the cat
with the
baseball bat.
Around
and around
and around
the mat
the rat
chased the cat
with the baseball bat
until â¦
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Never again
did that cat
chase the ratâ
the cat
was much too flat
for that.
ED AND TED
AND
TEDâS DOG
FRED
There was a man
whose name was Ed.
Ed lived in a shed
with his friend Ted.
Ted had a dog
whose name
was Fred.
Ed liked Ted
and Ted liked Ed
and Fred liked Ted
but he didnât like Ed.
One morning Fred
jumped on Edâs bed.
Ed said: âFred,
get off my bed!â
But Fred
just growled
and bit Edâs head.
Ed saw red
and then
he said:
âIâm fed up
with Fred
always biting
my head!
Iâm leaving this shed.â
And he went
  to his car
    (which
      was
        red).
He
jumped in
and away he sped.
Ted said:
âEd! Come back to the shed!â
But Ed just shook his head
and fled.
So Ted jumped in his car
(which was also red).
But it wouldnât start.
The battery was dead.
Ted stamped his feet
and his face went
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First published 2006 in Pan by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited
1 Market Street, Sydney
Text copyright © Backyard Stories Pty Ltd 2006
Illustrations copyright © Terry Denton 2006
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.
National Library of Australia
Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Griffiths, Andy, 1961â.
The cat on the mat is flat.
For primary school children.
ISBN 978 0 330 42260 4.
ISBN 0 330 42260 X.
1. Humorous stories, Australian. 2. Childrenâs stories, Australian.
I. Denton, Terry, 1950 â. II. Title.
A823.3
Internal design by Liz Seymour and Terry Denton
Typeset in 18/25 Janson Text
Printed in Australia by McPhersonâs Printing Group
The characters and events in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Papers used by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.
Â
These electronic editions published in 2006 by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd
1 Market Street, Sydney 2000
The moral rights of the creators have been asserted.
All rights reserved. This publication (or any part of it) may not be reproduced or transmitted, copied, stored, distributed or otherwise made available by any person or entity (including Google, Amazon or similar organisations), in any form (electronic, digital, optical, mechanical) or by any means (photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise) without prior written permission from the publisher.
Â
Â
The Cat on the Mat is Flat
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Â
Adobe eReader format
  978-1-74197-012-8
Mobipocket format
  978-1-74197-414-0
Online format
  978-1-74197-615-1
EPub format
  978-1-74197-982-4
Â
Â
Macmillan Digital Australia
www.macmillandigital.com.au
Visit www.panmacmillan.com.au to read more about all our books and to buy both print and ebooks online. You will also find features, author interviews and news of any author events.
THE CAT,
THE MAT,
THE RAT,
AND THE
BASEBALL BAT
The cat sat.
The cat sat on the mat.
The cat sat on the mat
and as it sat
it saw a rat.
The cat jumped up
and chased
the rat
around
and around
and around
the mat.
The rat did not like
being chased by the cat,
and after three laps
around the mat
the rat said,
âThatâs enough of that!â
And it went
and got â¦
    a baseball bat.
The rat
chased the cat.
The rat
chased the cat
with the
baseball bat.
Around
and around
and around
the mat
the rat
chased the cat
with the baseball bat
until â¦
Â
Never again
did that cat
chase the ratâ
the cat
was much too flat
for that.
ED AND TED
AND
TEDâS DOG
FRED
There was a man
whose name was Ed.
Ed lived in a shed
with his friend Ted.
Ted had a dog
whose name
was Fred.
Ed liked Ted
and Ted liked Ed
and Fred liked Ted
but he didnât like Ed.
One morning Fred
jumped on Edâs bed.
Ed said: âFred,
get off my bed!â
But Fred
just growled
and bit Edâs head.
Ed saw red
and then
he said:
âIâm fed up
with Fred
always biting
my head!
Iâm leaving this shed.â
And he went
  to his car
    (which
      was
        red).
He
jumped in
and away he sped.
Ted said:
âEd! Come back to the shed!â
But Ed just shook his head
and fled.
So Ted jumped in his car
(which was also red).
But it wouldnât start.
The battery was dead.
Ted stamped his feet
and his face went
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