MOUSE AND MOUSER

THE MOUSE WENT TO VISIT the Cat, and found her sitting behind the hall door, spinning.

MOUSE: What are you doing, my lady, my lady? What are you doing, my lady?

CAT (sharply): I’m spinning old breeches, good body, good body. I’m spinning old breeches, good body.

MOUSE: Long may you wear them, my lady, my lady. Long may you wear them, my lady.

CAT (gruffly): I’ll wear ’em and tear ’em, good body, good body. I’ll wear ’em and tear ’em, good body.

MOUSE: I was sweeping my room, my lady, my lady. I was sweeping my room, my lady.

CAT: The cleaner you’d be, good body, good body. The cleaner you’d be, good body.

MOUSE: I found a silver sixpence, my lady, my lady. I found a silver sixpence, my lady.

CAT: The richer you were, good body, good body. The richer you were, good body.

MOUSE: I went to the market, my lady, my lady. I went to the market, my lady.

CAT: The further you went, good body, good body. The further you went, good body.

MOUSE: I bought me a pudding, my lady, my lady. I bought me a pudding, my lady.

CAT (snarling): The more meat you had, good body, good body. The more meat you had, good body.

MOUSE: I put it in the window to cool, my lady. I put it in the window to cool.

CAT (sharply): The faster you’d eat it, good body, good body. The faster you’d eat it, good body.

MOUSE (timidly): The cat came and ate it, my lady, my lady. The cat came and ate it, my lady.

CAT (pouncingly): And I’ll eat you, good body, good body. And I’ll eat you, good body.

(Springs upon the mouse and kills it.)