: THE CAT 



Grisette Dines 



Always well behaved am I, 

 Never scratch and never cry; 

 Only touch the diner's hand, 

 So that he can understand 

 That I want a modest share 

 Of the good things that are there. 

 If he pay but scanty heed 

 To my little stomach's need, 

 I beg him with a mew polite 

 To give me just a single bite. 

 Greedy though that diner be, 

 He will share his meal with me. 



From the French of Mme. Deshoullieres. 



THE END 



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