Harvey and the Collection of Impossible Things

Harvey and the Collection of Impossible Things — page 7
I don’t care what your name is the rat says Get out I try not to look at his big sharp teeth I’m so hungry that I can still smell the turkey with cheese underneath the smell of my own fear Fear has a smell like vinegar It’s sharp and demanding That turkey is mine the rat says as if he can read my mind I haven’t eaten anything in two days That turkey is not his A brave city cat would fight him for it I think about my brother whose nickname is The Terrific Thief He’s even more famous than my mother What would he say to this rat I have as much right to be here as you I say But of course my brother wouldn’t speak to a rat He would chase it away If you take one step further I will bite you the rat says He stares at me with his fiery eyes big teeth and twitchy nose My famous brother got his nickname because he stole an entire steak while the nearby humans were looking for matches He jumped up on the rusty edge of the grill sank his teeth into the meat and took off 6