Mice cucurrerunt over the floor,

In numero, duo, tres, or more,

Obliti cats.

Felis saw them oculis;

“I’ll have them,” inquit she, “I guess,

Dum ludunt;”

Tunc illa crept toward the group,—

“Habeam,” dixit, “good rat soup;

Pingues sunt!”

Mice continued all ludere;