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Seed of Fear: The Cat's Fiddle

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For: The seed of Fear Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Jami Patterson
August 4, 2025

The Seed of Fear: Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle/The cow jumped over the moon/The little dog laughed to see such a sight/And the dish ran away with the spoon.
The cat didn't give a diddly squat, she played her fiddle non-stop, accompanied by her kitten's song they yowled from dusk till dawn and the townsfolk never slept! The fat old cow could not jump even if she tried (which, of course, she didn't), she gave no milk, nor cream for butter so down the road she was sent to Old Moon's Butchery and Deli. The little dog is not the laughing sort~ with no sleep and no warm milk it's no wonder his mood is foul, he bit the hand that tried to feed him dried up bits of moldy bread. The spoon then decided it was all to much, what with the noise and loss of proper table-setting~ with rules of etiquette in a shambles, she took her matching dish and ran away to Once Upon A Time. The moral of the story is never give a cat a fiddle!

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Date: 8/4/2025 4:27:00 PM
highly creative and masterfully penned poem, Chetta! a fabulous contest contender...best wishes with the contest, hugs, Sara
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Chetta Achara
Date: 8/4/2025 5:17:00 PM
Thank you. You are always so sweet and encouraging.

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