Mother in Prose "Now here I must leave you," the strange Pussy said, And don't be alarmed if by chance you are seen, So Pussy-cat Mew did as she had been told, And there in the corner our Pussy sat down, But all of a sudden she started, for there So up toward the chair our Pussy-cat stole, A wonderful, terrible panic took place! The ladies all jumped on their chairs in alarm, A very undignified act, I must say. And some one cried "Burglars!" and some one cried Pussy-cat Treason!" And some one cried "Murder!" but none knew the reason; And some one cried "Fire! they are burning the house!" But Pussy-cat Mew was so awfully scared By the shouting and screaming, no longer she dared So bristling her fur, and with heart beating fast, Straight homeward I'll go, where I am well fed, Let other cats travel, if they wish to roam, And now over hills and valleys she ran, Mew Goose Mother And there was the fire, with the pot boiling on it, in Prose Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, where have you been?" |