Have a photo of my cat and his owl :)
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The Owl and the Pussy Cat
Did anybody else involuntarily wail in their head like in the the song “what’s new pussycat” or am I just weird?
Nah but it did remind me of a poem my Nana used to read me as a kid
Edward Lear 1812 – 1888
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! Oh! 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.
Oh wow that's a deep memory. It was one of the songs mother sang to us at night. That and Oranges, Lemons.
Oranges and Lemons" say the bells of St Clement's. "You owe me five farthings" say the bells of St Martin's. "When will you pay me?" say the bells of Old Bailey. "When I grow rich" say the bells of Shoreditch. "When will that be?" say the bells of Stepney. "I do not know" says the great Bell of Bow.
So many versions though, worth an internet deep dive.
That's the one!!!
ಠᴗಠ that put a happy thought to my usual dark clouds, thank you for sharing OP both the pic and this kind memory.
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