Snowball and Sooty

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Snowball and Sooty

by Winnie Watt

Sooty was a wee black kitten,

Playful, petted, pert, and fat,

With a special spot for sleeping

Near the fire upon the mat;

Showing signs, I fear, of turning

Such a spoilt and selfish cat!

Can't you understand his feelings

When one day poor Sooty found,

Lying in his favourite corner,

White and silky-soft and round,

Little Snowball, just a stranger,

Quite at home and sleeping sound?

Sooty stretched his claws and woke him

With a sudden angry pat;

Snowball boxed the ears of Sooty

Just to give him tit for tat;

Now they're friends, and Snowball, happy,

Shares his frolics and his mat!

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