Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A LITTLE GIRL AND A PUSSY-CAT, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Said a little girl to a pussy-cat Last Line: "o little maid!"" said the pussy-cat." Subject(s): Animal Rights; Animals; Cats; Girls; Animal Abuse; Vivisection | ||||||||
Said a little girl to a pussy-cat: "It's jolly to make you play! How soft you purr when I stroke your fur, And your claws are all tucked away! I love you ever so much for that," Said a little girl to a pussy-cat. "But oh, there's a terrible thing I've heard, That brings great sorrow to me: You killed a poor little baby bird That lived in our apple-tree. You can't be dear to me, after that," Said a little girl to a pussy-cat. "O little maid," said the pussy-cat, "You are gentle and kind, they say, To bird and beast, but did n't you feast On chicken for lunch to-day? And are n't there feathers upon your hat, O little maid?" said the pussy-cat. "Oh, I'll be I, and you 'll be you, As long as this world shall be. If you 'll be as good as you can for you, I'll try to be good for me. So let's be friends and agree to that, O little maid!" said the pussy-cat. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENTERING THE SOUTH by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE ARTIC OX by MARIANNE MOORE MARY'S LAMB by SARAH JOSEPHA BUELL HALE PLEA FOR A CAPTIVE by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 97 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI KINDNESS TO ANIMALS by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY PET'S PUNISHMENT by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY A BABY AT THE PARTY by BURGES JOHNSON |
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