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A LITTLE GIRL AND A PUSSY-CAT, by                     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.





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