Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Real Mother Goose

My surrogate parents gave me a book of the old fashioned "real" Mother Goose rhymes when I was pregnant. The Man and I have started reading to Parksie before bed each night and occasionally we pull it out to read a favorite like "Sing A Song of Sixpence" or some other such nonsense.

Tonight we make it to page 62 and find THIS. And, despite being an ADULT, I can't get through it without giggling NOR can I read it to my child:

LITTLE PUSSY

I like little Pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her
She'll do me no harm;
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But Pussy and I
Very gently will play.


Later in life I will have to explain the danger of "pulling the Pussy's tail" to my offspring as I'm pretty sure this is what led to her existence.

1 comment: