A Fable

It was a hungry pussy cat
Upon Thanksgiving morn,
And she watched a thankful little mouse
That ate an ear of corn.

“If I ate that thankful little mouse,
How thankful he should be,
When he has made a meal himself,
To make a meal for me!

“Then, with his thanks for having fed
And his thanks for feeding me—
With all his thankfulness inside—
How thankful I shall be!”

Thus mused the hungry pussy cat
Upon Thanksgiving Day.
But the little mouse had overheard,
And declined (with thanks) to stay.