They all went to work with a will and shoveled a good path to the old Bear’s den.
Then Curly-Bear reached out his paw and said,
“When I heard Three Little Kittens sing,
I thought it was almost time for spring.”
He handed Trot six pennies and went back into his den for another nap.
“I wish we could sleep all winter,” said Dot. Tot said, “I do miss my nice warm mittens, why do I always forget to put them on?”
“Overshoes too, overshoes too,” laughed the wind as he whistled by.
They had all done enough shovelling of snow that day, but next day they went to the Ground Hog’s hole and he cried sleepily,
“Come shovel me out, you dear little Kittens,