"You would, eh?" screamed the owl, suddenly poking his head through the hole. "Let me tell you, my good sir, that I have caught more rats and mice in your old barn than your cat has. Is this the way that you repay a useful friend like me?"
The little hunter dropped his bow. "I never thought of that," he said, apologetically.
"Well, next time think before you shoot," cried the owl; "it may save you many a miss!"
PUSS GOES ON A SHOPPING TRIP TO MAKE A LITTLE MAID HAPPY
The rose is red, the violet blue;
Puss, Jr., looked down from his horse at a little girl who was swinging on the front gate. He pulled up his good gray horse:
"A pair of new gloves on Easter Day? Is that what you want the most?"
"Yes, indeed," cried the little girl. "I've got a new bonnet with red ribbons on it, and also a gown of yellow and brown; a pair of silk hose of the color of rose, and a lovely new pin with a big diamond in. A parasol, too, of purple and blue."