The Cat Ladies

Monday, May 30, 2011

Pussy can sit by the fire and sing,

Pussy can climb a tree

Or play with a silly old cork and string

To 'muse herself, not me.

But I like Binkie my dog, because

He knows how to behave;

So, Binkie's the same as the First Friend was,

And I am the Man in the Cave!

Pussy will play Man Friday till

It's time to wet her paw

and make her walk on the window-sill

(For the footprint Crusoe saw);

Then she fluffles her tail and mews,

And scratches and won't attend

But Binkie will play whatever I choose,

And he is my true First Friend!

Pussy will rub my knees with her head

Pretending she loves me hard;

But the very minute I go to my bed

Pussy runs out in the yard,

And there she stays till the morning-light;

So I know it is only pretend

And he is my Firstest Friend.

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."

From Steinberg's Paperback, a German edition published in 1964

"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior."