KITTEN AND THE MOUSE.
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ONCE there was a little kitty, whiter than the snow, In a barn she used to play, long time ago. In a barn a little mousie ran to and fro; For she heard the kitty coming, long time ago. Two black eyes had little kitty, black as any sloe; And they spied the little mousie, long time ago. Four soft paws had little kitty, paws soft as dough; And they caught the little mousie, long time ago. Nine pearl teeth had little kitty, all in a row; And they bit the little mousie, long time ago. When the teeth bit little mousie, mousie she cried, “Oh!” But she got away from kitty, long time ago.