LITTLE SIR CAT
Mother Hubbard finds Little Sir Cat at Home
"Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone,
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none."
"Oh, dear me!" said Little Sir Cat, "that's too bad," and he pulled out a shilling and gave it to Mother Hubbard. And after that he went away and by and by he came to a big circus tent. And while he stood there, a woman came by and stopped to talk to him. For everybody was interested in Little Sir Cat. He rode Dapple Gray as well as a circus man, and there was nothing he couldn't do on horseback, except, perhaps, go to sleep. Well, the woman stopped and looked at him for a few minutes, and then she said:
"I have a little husband
No bigger than my thumb,
So I put him in a bird cage
And keep him safe at home."
MOTHER HUBBARD FINDS LITTLE SIR CAT AT HOME
"Why don't you bring him to the circus?" said Little Sir Cat. "He'll make more money than in a bird cage."
"So he might," said the woman. "I will bring him here this very day," and away she went as fast as she could.
Well, by and by, she returned carrying a leather bag, and when she opened it, who should jump out but Tom Thumb. Wasn't that strange? And, oh, how glad he was to see Little Sir Cat.
"What! Are you old friends?" asked the woman, stretching out her hand to take Tom Thumb.
"She is cruel, don't let her take me," cried the little fellow, and of course Sir Cat didn't, although the woman became very angry.
Well, pretty soon Little Sir Cat turned to her and said with a fierce look, "Leave him with me. He shall be my comrade. You have no right to him," and then he took Tom Thumb into the tent, leaving the woman to do what she might. He didn't care, for he was in the right, and when that is the case, one can be brave even if he is a small cat. And as soon as he told the clown what had happened, he said: "We'll never let her have Tom Thumb. He shall stay with us as long as he likes," and then the lovely circus lady came up and shook hands with him, and everybody said, "Hurrah for Little Sir Cat!"
And pretty soon I'll tell you another story unless
The Big Red Barn gets frisky
And jumps across the road,
And the buzzy, wuzzy horsefly
Eats up the little toad.
[MR. TURKEY DECIDES TO TAKE A DAY OFF]
Said the great big Turkey Gobbler
To the little Turkey Turk,
"I guess I'll stay at home today
And not go down to work;
"I have a sort of feeling
That it's wiser not to roam
And that it would be safer
For me to stay at home."
[A LITTLE GIRL'S DIARY]
Saturday
I love her on a Saturday
When she and Mother go
Together to a matinee
Or moving picture show.
Saturday is a holiday all the time. In the morning I take a run in the park to get the fresh air and exercise; and then after lunch, Mother and I—oh, it's such fun!—go to a matinee or a motion picture play. When we come out, we have a cup of hot chocolate somewhere, with little cakes or crackers, and it's just lovely! After that, it's time to go home. Dolly is waiting for me, and I tell her all about everything while I undress her and put her to bed, and she is so good she never cries or says: "Why didn't you take me, too?"