← McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader
Chapter 11
Lesson IX
KITTY AND MOUSIE.
- Once there was a little kitty, White as the snow; In a barn he used to frolic, Long time ago.
- In the barn a little mousie Ran to and fro; For she heard the little kitty, Long time ago.
- Two black eyes had little kitty, Black as a crow; And they spied the little mousie, Long time ago.
- Four soft paws had little kitty, Paws soft as snow; And they caught the little mousie, Long time ago.
- Nine pearl teeth had little kitty, All in a row; And they bit the little mousie, Long time ago.
- When the teeth bit little mousie, Mousie cried out "Oh!" But she slipped away from kitty, Long time ago.