The Flea – accused again by the Tiger Tomcat
“The hubbub ended. Only the hoarse voice of the Tiger Tomcat was heard:
‘This Flea holds a biological weapon, and the devil alone knows where he got it from! He wants to destroy the world!’
“Is that what he said?” the little Worm asked, so astonished that his eyes were popping off his sockets.
“Yes!” the Flea stressed. “The Tiger-like cat was in a panic. He had lost his clarity; he could not control his words any longer. You must realise that, at that moment, panic broke in the court. On hearing those words, an old judge whose dribble had trickled down on his black gown during the trial, pulled out his wig. He covered his mouth with it, trying to protect himself from an exceedingly dangerous, invisible enemy. His other colleagues followed su
