The Funny Kittens by Carolyn Wells — Read

Once there were some silly kittens, / And they knitted woolly mittens / To bestow upon the freezing Hottentots. / But the Hottentots refused them, / Saying that they never used them / Unless crocheted of red with yellow spots.

So the silly little kittens / Took their blue and white striped mittens / To a Bear who lived within a hollow tree; / The Bear responded sadly, / "I would wear your mittens gladly, / But I fear they are too gay for such as me."

Then the kittens, almost weeping, / Came to where a Cow lay sleeping, / And they woke her with this piteous request, / "Won't you wear our mittens furry? " / Said the Cow, "My dears, don't worry; / I will put them on as soon as I am dressed."

Then the Cow put on her bonnet / With a wreath of roses on it, / And a beautiful mantilla fringed with white; / And she donned the pretty mittens, / While the silly little kittens / Clapped their paws in admiration at the sight.