"Now, my dears," the old cat will say, "one, two, three—all purr together," and we shall purr like anything.
She won't teach us to mew, but we shall know how without teaching. Children do know some things without being taught.—Alice.
Poetry
(Translated into French by Dora.)
Quand j'étais jeune et j'étais fou
J'achetai un violon pour dix-huit sous
Et tous les airs que je jouai
Était over the hills and far away.
Another piece of it.
Merci jolie vache qui fait
Bon lait pour mon déjeuner
Tous les matins tous les soirs
Mon pain je mange, ton lait je boire.
Recreations
It is a mistake to think that cats are playful. I often try to get a cat to play with me, and she never seems to care about the game, no matter how little it hurts.—H. O.
