Trickle

for children -- about a cat had to earn his dinner.................

Trickle

 

Trickle was a ginger cat

Who couldn’t catch a mouse.

He loved to curl up on his mat

Or sleep inside the house

 

One day his master told him

"you are just a lazy cat

and feeding you is quite a sin

you are getting much too fat."

 

His words made Trickle very sad

As he chased a bee in the dirt

It stung him and he felt quite bad

With all his feelings hurt.

 

"I’ll have to catch a mouse" he thought

"but I really don’t know how,

that’s something I wasn’t taught

but I guess I must learn now."

 

At last he caught a small grey mouse

And put it on his mat

His master came out of the house

And said " You clever cat!"

 

Now Trickle is a ginger cat

who really is much thinner

he loves to curl up on his mat

when he is not hunting dinner.

 

 

©Copyright 1994 jen-JG

 

 

 

Author's Note

do you think this is suitable for young kids? any and all comments please.

Reviews

[Ady]

My son would be too young for this, but my daughter is of a good age. I think it depends on the child though. Some children are sensitive to the "laws of nature".

[Nicholas Hallows]

Yes definitely suitable for kids. I work with 7 - 11 year olds and I know some of the younger ones would love it. Write more!

[Phil Sanders]

Absolutely suitable ... beautifully written .... I shall have to post a couple of mine and see what you think ....

[WhoaitSarah]

oh yes, very suitable for young kids.

too cute.