«“Have you heard the joyous news, my friend?” / Called out Miss Mousie, on the trot, to Mr. Rat. / “They say the Lion’s got old Tom, the Cat. / We can relax — our fears are at an end." “Don’t be too sure, my dear,” / The Rat called back, “that we have nothing more to fear: ...»
«A titmouse journeyed to the sea, / Took one look, and announced that he / Would set the thing on fire. / The news spread quickly through the whole empire: From the jungle, all the beasts came on the run / To see how high the ocean's flames would leap; / Huge flocks of birds eclipsed the s...»
«The Donkey saw the Nightingale perched on a limb / Of a sycamore, and said to him: / “I’ve heard that you’re a splendid singer. Well, / I’d like to hear you sing myself, so I could tell — / Ahem! that is, evaluate — / Whether your gift is genuinely great.” The Nightingale be...»
«A Starling — one that sang a little flat, / But was (as all who knew him will aver) / A most esteemed philosopher — / Struck up a friendship with the family cat. / This Tom, unlike some of his kind, / Was nice, polite, and peaceably inclined. He chanced, one day, to miss his dinner: /...»