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
Copyright © Andrew Holt | Year Posted 2016
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