FOR YOUNG FOLK.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12441, 6 September 1933, Page 7

FOR YOUNG FOLK.

KITTY PUSS FINDS HER DINNER. Kitty Puss had missed her dinner. She had gone a-visiting when she should have been at home. Of course, she was a very hungry pussy, and so she decided to hunt some dinner for herself. She hadn’t gone very far when she spied a plump little mouse peeping out from under the barn. “Ho! Mister Mousie,” she called. “Wait a moment. I want to talk with you.” “No, no, no!” squeaked Mr Mouse. “I know your tricks, Mrs Kitty Puss.” And away he scurried as fast as his little legs could carry him. Arid so, you see, Kitty Puss lost her mousie-dinner. “Better luck next time,”* thought Kitty Puss. Just then she saw a little green lizard sunning himself on the top rail of the fence. “Good morning, Ma* Lizard,” said Kitty Puss. “How very cosy you look up there ! Don’t move, and I will come and enjoy the sunshine with you.” “No, no, no!” replied Mr Lizard, becoming very excited. “I know your tricks, Mrs Kitty Puss.” And he slid away before Kitty Puss could count two. And so, you see, Kitty Puss lost her mousie-dinner and her 1 iza rd-d i nner. “Well, well, well,” thought Kitty Puss, “I suppose I must have patience ! Next time I filial 1 get my dinner.” At that moment she heard a sweet little song overhead, in the branches ef the old apple tree. Looking up she saw a lovely little robin. “Oh, Mrs Robin,” cried Kitty Puss, slyly, “how sweetly you sing! Let me come up closer so that I Can hear you more clearly.” “No, no, no!” trilled wise little Mrs Robin. “Tweet-tweet! I know your tricks, Mrs Kitty Puss,” and •away she flew, so swiftly that soon she was just a tiny speck against the sky. And so, you see, Kitty Puss lost her mousie-dinner, her lizard-dinner, and her bird-dinner. “Luck is surely against me today,” she thought. It was just then that she saw a tempting little fish sw'immiiig gaily near the edge of the pond. Kitty Puss hurried toward him. “Why, good morning, Mr Fish,” she greeted him, pleasantly. “How glad I am to see you this fine morning, and how wonderfully you swim! Come closer to the land, so that you can tell me how you do it.” “No, no, no!” the little fish answered. “I know your tricks, Mrs Kitty Puss,” and he swam to the very farthest end of the pond. And so, you see, Kitty Puss lost her mousie-dinner, her lizard-dinner, her bird-dinner, and her fish-dinner. “Dear me!” she sighed. “What am I going to do now? I can’t find any dinner, and I am so very, very hungry.” Suddenly she heard a sweet little voice calling, “Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.” It was Mary Louise, and when Kitty Puss reached her side, she found a saucer of rich yellow cream awaiting her—just wliat she loved best of all things in the world ! And so, although Kitty Puss lost her mousie-dinner. her lizard-dinner, her bird-dinner, and her fish-dinner, she had a perfectly J6vely creamdinner, after all !