The Hunt

A nursery rhyme tale that flitted into my mind in the night. It's about my cats.

The Hunt

 

Said the tiger to the lion,

“The apes are away today.”

Said the lion to the tiger,

“There is naught for us to play.”

 

Said the tiger to the lion,

“Let us catch a squeaky toy.”

Said the lion to the tiger,

“Hunting is the greatest joy.”

 

So the lion and the tiger

Prowl’d they silent low and high,

And the tiger and the lion

Found the scar’d prey, by and by.

 

The tiger hit the squeaker first;

The lion pounc’d thereafter.

If there had been an ape to see,

There would have been much laughter.

 

The tiger and the lion play’d,

And they beat their prey full sore;

The lion and the tiger pounc’d,

’Til the squeaker squeak’d no  more.

 

The apes did to their nest return,

And found the toy quite dead.

“What fierce hunters you kitties are!”

The  he-ape and she both said.

Author's Note

Initial reactions and constructive criticism welcome. This is intended to resemble traditional nursery rhymes.

Reviews

[Pete]

this is sweet and clever. i love cats. your words and that pic are wonderful. :)

[Debbie Barry]

Thank you, Pete. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it.

[Great Aunt Astri]

Lovely! I take it that the apes are the humans! Good on you for writing it.

[Debbie Barry]

Thanks, Great Aunt Astri! I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it. Yes, the apes are the humans.

[Samuel Dickens]

What vicious kitties! Hopefully, the squeaker didn't suffer. Tiny dogs (wolves) are known to behave similarly. Old and young kids will like this, Debbie.

[Debbie Barry]

Thanks, Samuel! I'm delighted that you enjoyed it. I'm afraid our cats prefer beating prey to death, and rarely draw blood. They do draw it out, as I've heard them do in the middle of the night. At least they do keep that population down a bit.