The Three Little Kittens

(A CAT'S TALE, WITH ADDITIONS)   Three little kittens lost their mittens;       And they began to cry,           O mother dear,           We very much fear       That we have lost our mittens.       Lost your mittens!       You naughty kittens!     Then you shall have no pie.           Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.       No, you shall have no pie.           Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.   The three little kittens found their mittens,       And they began to cry,           O mother dear,           See here, see here;       See, we have found our mittens.       Put on your mittens,       You silly kittens,       And you may have some pie.           Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r,       O let us have the pie.           Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r.   The three little kittens put on their mittens,       And soon ate up the pie;           O mother dear,           We greatly fear       That we have soiled our mittens.       Soiled your mittens!       You naughty kittens!       Then they began to sigh,           Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow,       Then they began to sigh.           Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.   The three little kittens washed their mittens,       And hung them out to dry;           O mother dear,           Do not you hear,       That we have washed our mittens?       Washed your mittens!       O, you're good kittens.       But I smell a rat close by;           Hush! hush! mee-ow, mee-ow.       We smell a rat close by,           Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow. ELIZA LEE FOLLEN