| But the Mouse, too, was smart, and he got a good, start, |
| Then he leaped, and he saved his wee hide, |
| For he dashed in a hole that was not near the coal |
| But was hidden away at one side. |
| "Ha, Ha!" Punky said as he shook his white head. |
| "Well, Mouse, you may run if you please, |
| But I'll eat just the same—'twas for that that I came." |
| So he reached in the trap for the cheese. |
| Snip-snap! went the trap— Wasn't that a mishap! |
| Punky's black little paw was inside. |
| He leaped and he jumped and he ran and he bumped— |
| And the Mouse sat and laughed till he cried. |
| Punky ran up the stairs and he knocked over chairs |
| And he sprang to the table and dropped, |
| He "Meowed!" in his fright, for the trap held him tight, |
| And it was a long time till he stopped. |
