"Oh Papa, Papa, look at him!"
She pointed out a Tabby cat, so slow and stout
He barely fit where he was caged.
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But my daughter's attention was most engaged.
We paid her coins and a dollar bill,
And soon were on our wary way,
The pet shop box all sealed until
We found ourselves back home that day.
She called him "Jack." Don't ask me why.
I guess it sounded sly.
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With head held high, walking forth and back.
He seemed to like that name: just plain "Jack."
I wasn't too sure about the new pet;
The idea of it all was strange to me yet:
To find in this funny and fat little devil
Something of a comfort level.
We circled 'round, that cat and I,
Until my sweetest, darling daughter,
Looking at us, by and by,
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Brought a bowl of milk and water.
"Maybe, if you feed the cat,"
The child said to me,
"You might just learn to see
That Jack's not all as bad as that."
So with that little cheerful chat
I held the bowl between each hand.
Then, near the cat, I took a stand.
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At first he looked and glared and fretted,
As if he thought he should be petted.
But still I stood until he sat
As first his thirst was whetted.
Next the smell of tin-canned fish
Wafted up from another dish,
And I was feeding Jack his dinner.
Eating like this, he'd never get thinner,
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On such a diet of rich delight.
I worried if it would be all right
For cats to eat and drink their fill;
Will too much food make them ill?
I certainly hoped not, not at all,
For now I liked this furry ball!
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And now...I'm tired, so I'm going to take a nap.
David L. Ruggeri
June 2012
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