Arabella’s kitty was playing with Araminta’s kitty on the rug before the fire. They were rolling and tumbling and chasing each other, and they looked so cunning and sweet.
And Arabella’s mamma took Arabella on her lap, and Araminta’s papa took Araminta on his lap.
Arabella said, “Oh, I want my kitty in my lap, mamma!”
And Araminta said, “Oh, I want my kitty in my lap, papa!”
So they jumped down and caught the kitties.
Their mamma rocked Arabella, and their papa rocked Araminta; and they sang to them,
“Now a nice little rock,
And never mind the clock,
Now a nice little rock,
And never mind the clock!”
And they sang it over, and over, and over.
“Now a nice little rock,
And never mind the clock,
Now a nice little rock,
And never mind the clock!”
And Arabella cuddled in her mamma’s arms, and hugged her little kitty close; and Araminta cuddled in her papa’s arms, and hugged her little kitty close.