Poem
– The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
by
Edward Lear
The
Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In
a beautiful pea-green boat,
They
took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped
up in a five-pound note.
The
Owl looked up to the stars above,
And
sang to a small guitar,
“O
lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What
a beautiful Pussy you are,
You
are,
You
are!
What
a beautiful Pussy you are!”
Pussy
said to the Owl, “You elegant fowl!
How
charmingly sweet you sing!
O
let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But
what shall we do for a ring?”
They
sailed away for a year and a day,
To
the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And
there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,
With
a ring at the end of his nose,
His
nose,
His
nose,
With
a ring at the end of his nose.
“Dear
Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your
ring?” Said the Piggy,
“I will.”
So
they took it away, and were married next day
By
the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They
dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which
they ate with a runcible spoon;
And
hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They
danced by the light of the moon,
The
moon,
The
moon,
They
danced by the light of the
moon.
.
