[WHAT THE CAT-MOTHER SAID]
We live in a cave the wild-rose bushes hide,
For my kittens and I were turned out of the house.
There are plenty of birds here, on every side—
And a bird I must catch, for I can’t find a mouse!
[WHAT THE BIRD-MOTHER SAID]
Keep still in the nest, O my birdlings dear,
While I search for a worm! Do not chirrup one word!
There’s a cruel tigress crouching so near—