Our old cat has kittens three –
What do you think their names should be?

One is a tabby, with emerald eyes,
And a tail that’s long and slender,
And into a temper she quickly flies
If you ever by chance offend her:
I think we shall call her this –
I think we shall call her that –
Now, don’t you think that Pepperpot
Is a nice name for a cat?

One is black, with a frill of white,
And her feet are all white fur, too;
If you stroke her she carries her tail upright
And quickly begins to purr, too!
I think we shall call her this –
I think we shall call her that –
Now don’t you think that Sootikin
Is a nice name for a cat?

One is a tortoise-shell, yellow and black,
With plenty of white about him;
If you tease him, at once he sets up his back:
He’s a quarrelsome one, ne’er doubt him.
I think we shall call him this –
I think we shall call him that –
Now don’t you think that Scratchaway
Is a nice name for a cat?

Our old cat has kittens three
And I fancy these their names will be;
Pepperpot, Sootikin, Scratchaway – there!
Were ever kittens with these to compare?
And we call the old mother –
Now, what do you think ?
Tabitha Longclaws Tiddley Wink.