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When People think that Kittens play, It's really quite the other way. For when they chase the Ball or Bobbin They learn to catch a Mouse or Robin.
The Kitten, deaf to Duty's call, Who will not chase the bounding ball, A hungry Cathood will enjoy, The scorn of Mouse and Bird and Boy.