The cat that walked by himself
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The cat that walked by himself
Pussy can sit by the fire and sing,
Pussy can climb a tree,
Or play with a silly old cork and string
To 'muse herself, not me.
But I like Binkie my dog, because
He knows how to behave;
So, Binkie's the same as the First Friend was,
And I am the Man in the Cave!
Pussy will play man-Friday till
It's time to wet her paw
And make her walk on the window-sill
(For the footprint Crusoe saw);
Then she fluffles her tail and mews,
And scratches and won't attend.
But Binkie will play whatever I choose,
And he is my true First Friend!
Pussy will rub my knees with her head
Pretending she loves me hard;
But the very minute I go to my bed
Pussy runs out in the yard,
And there she stays till the morning-light;
So I know it is only pretend;
But Binkie, he snores at my feet all night,
And he is my Firstest Friend!
Rudyard Kipling
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Hi, I love pets, but in my
Hi,
I love pets, but in my opinion they shouldn't stay at home. When I was a little child, I had had dogs and cats, I love them very much, but they did such a mess. Of course I fun with them and we play together but my mother take care of them.
Hello everybody I'm
Hello everybody I'm from Colombia and I am study an English program.... Today I start to use it source and it is really interesting..... If someone want to help me with practicing and discus some interesting topics, please tell me.....
Have a nice day...
Cats
Hi, I really like cats, I think they are more independent than dogs but they truly love you. I have a black cat and he sleeps with me all night, off course he does it when he wants, not just because I want. So, If you live with a cat you must know that they do not depend on you and that they won't do things when you ask them but whenever they want to do them.
well I don't really like cats
well I don't really like cats ,but I love dogs..they are so friendly ,they are true friends...but I do not have any dog because my parent do not allow me !! :((((
So nice poem)) My
So nice poem))
My parents have two cats and two dogs and I like them so much. I used to live with pets and now I am bored without them in my flat. Animals are good friends.
hi
hi every body
i hate to keep cat or dog to live with me because they can cause some illness
thanks
Zulu, Joca and Milla
I have two dogs and a cat living in the same house and that´s why I can say they are, cat and dogs, simply amazing.
They love us in different ways and they also act and moves differently but, for sure, they are faithfully in the same way!
Loved this poem although the cat is not well seen by the author.
By the way, my dogs are Joca (an angry Schnauzer) and Milla (is a cute chowchow) and my cat is named Zulu (a shiny and a seductor black cat).
I love dogs very much but
I love dogs very much but cats as well. I have cat and she always sleep near my head and sing. And cats don't need attention as much as dogs. And sure they don't smell as dogs.
Agreed
Hi there,
I agreed with you, that cat doesn't need attention as much as dog does, also cat doesn't as smelly as dog does.
Warm regards,
Umi Zahrok
I love the pets but I do not
I love the pets but I do not enough time to take care them. Especial, have to clean something what they take