Once upon a time there was an old gray Pussy and she was down by the waterside when the trees and ground were white with snow. And there she saw a wee, wee Robin Redbreast hopping upon a branch, so Pussy said to him:
“Where are you going, Robin Redbreast, this frosty Yuletide weather?”
Then the wee, wee Robin said to the Pussy, “I am going to the King to sing him a song this good Yule morning.”
And the gray Pussy replied, “Go not yet. Come here, Robin Redbreast, and I will let you see the bonny white necklace I wear around my neck.”
But the wee, wee Robin said, “No, no, gray Pussy. You may show the bonny white necklace that you wear around your neck to the little mice, but not to me.”
“Where are you going, Robin Redbreast?”
Then off flew the wee, wee Robin until he came to a wall of turf and there he saw a greedy Hawk sitting and watching to see what small birds passed by. And the greedy Hawk called to him and said, “Where are you going, Robin Redbreast, this frosty Yuletide weather?”
Then the wee, wee Robin said to the Hawk, “I am going to the King to sing him a song this good Yule morning.”