The Owl and the Pussy-cat
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.
By Edward Lear
Chrsitopher: Probably found the egg on Google images. Thanks for commenting :-)
Posted by: Daphne | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:14
where did you find that egg with the owl and the cat?
THATS SO BEAUTIFUL!
Regards,
Christopher
Posted by: christopher | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:11
Congrats on your baby!
Posted by: Elizabeth Wong | Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 10:51
This is one of my favourite poem... I was 12 the first time I read it... I found it in a very very very old poetry book that belongs to my grandfather.
Posted by: Madder | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 13:18
That's a wonderful poem!!
Posted by: Julianne | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 10:52
I love Edward Lear! This is my favourite poem of the lot. :)
Posted by: Erna | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 10:04