Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A THANKSGIVING FABLE, by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD


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A THANKSGIVING FABLE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: It was a hungry pussy cat, upon thanksgiving morning
Last Line: But the little mouse had overheard and declined (with thanks) to stay.
Subject(s): Animals; Cats; Holidays; Thanksgiving Day


IT was a hungry pussy cat, upon Thanksgiving morn,
And she watched a thankful little mouse, that ate an ear of corn.
"If I ate that little mouse, how thankful he should be,
When he has made a meal himself, to make a meal for me;
Then with his thanks for having fed, and his thanks for feeding me,
With all HIS thankfulness inside, how thankful I shall be!"
Thus mused the hungry pussy cat, upon Thanksgiving Day;
But the little mouse had overheard and declined (with thanks) to stay.





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