THE CAT: 



Education 



When People think that Kittens play, 



It's really quite the other way; 

 For when they chase the Ball or Bobbin, 



They learn to catch a Mouse or Robin. 



The Kitten, deaf to Duty's call, 



Who will not chase the bounding Ball, 



A hungry Cathood will enjoy, 



The scorn of Mouse, and Bird, and Boy. 



Oliver Herford. 



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