Mitten the Kitten

Mitten the kitten was black as the night Apart from his tail which was perfectly white All of the cats got together each week In Mitten’s big garden to play hide-and-seek The fat ginger Tom counted to ten Said “Ready or not, here I come”, and then… He found Ray the grey stray hid in the tree Among all the leaves he was easy to see But Mitten the kitten was nowhere in sight Not even his tail which was perfectly white The Siamese twins hid in the bins “I saw you go in there”, said Tom to the twins But Mitten the kitten was nowhere in sight Not even his tail which was perfectly white Bob the bobtail went under the mat Tom saw the bump and said “That’s where you’re at!” But Mitten the kitten was nowhere in sight Not even his tail which was perfectly white Abby the tabby hid in the flue She sneezed and she sneezed and Tom said “That’s you!” But Mitten the kitten was nowhere in sight Not even his tail which was perfectly white All of the cats had been found except Mitten So Tom asked the others, “Where is that kitten?” None of them knew, they looked up the flue... The Siamese twins, they peered in the bins... Abby ran off to look in the trough... Ray the grey stray searched through the hay... The bobtail called Bob peeked under the hob... But Mitten the kitten was nowhere in sight Not even his tail which was perfectly white Then Tom saw a note upon the front door He was quite sure it was not there before It said, “Going on holidays, be back on Sat. Taking a break… and taking the cat.” That's why Mitten the kitten was nowhere in sight Not even his tail which was perfectly white