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Date Posted: 08:42:08 11/30/02 Sat
Pedro’s Friend
Sian the Siamese cat
Was curled upon his bed
His eyes were tightly closed
His claws were a source of dread
From a peep-hole in the floor
Peered two shiny black eyes
Looking this way, and then that
Assessing the cat’s speed and size
Sian was to patrol the home
Rid the place of all the mice
He was big, and he was mean
In Sian, there was nothing nice
He had destroyed most of the mice
With his speed, teeth, and claws
He could run like lightening
And devour a mouse with his jaws
Pedro watched Sian for a time
Then slipped out of the tiny hole
He sped across the wooden floor
As the cat on his side did roll
Sian slowly stretched and yawned
Not sensing the little mouse
Pedro ran for the kitty door
And beat it out of the house
He would find another home
Without that dreaded cat
Too long he had lived in fear
And he longed to be free of that
Out into the sunshine he went
Looking this way and that
He spied an old horse standing
Who was wearing a silly hat
He called out to the horse
And this is what he said
“Mr. Horse could you help me
to find breakfast and a bed”
The horse said, “Neigh, my friend
‘Tis here I must wait and stand
If you should wait with me
I’ll take you home in style grand”
Pedro asked, “Is there a cat
In the place you call home;
Will there be limited freedom
Or plenty of room to roam”
“Oh, we have lots of room”
the horse neighed and said
“There are no cats at home,
But plenty of rats instead”
Rats frighten me very much
For I am just a little mouse
Don’t worry little friend
I’ll get you inside the house
Soon it was time for the horse
To leave and go upon his way
Pedro had crawled up his leg
And under the hat he did stay
It was a long bumpy ride
As the horse clip-clopped along
Pedro held on to his ears
The horse sang an off-key song
The horse stopped, and then said
Pedro, my friend we are home
It’s time for you to come out now
I want you to meet Jerome
Pedro peered out from the hat
And looked at the barn all around
He ran across the horse’s back
And hopped down to the ground
Standing at the horse’s feet
Stood a rolly-polly mouse
“Pedro, this is my friend, Jerome
He’ll get you into the house”
Jerome took Pedro to his room
Behind the kitchen door
He showed him a matchbox bed
What mouse could ask for more
What was that wonderful smell
That was tickling Pedro’s nose
Pedro was so very hungry
Could that be cinnamon bows
Jerome smiled and then he said
Pedro, just be patient now
We’ll have one soon to eat
I’ll find a way somehow
Soon Jerome left the room
And whispered, “Be very still”
Soon Jerome was returning
With a bow their tummies to fill
Ahh, what luxury he’d found
And what a wonderful friend
He smiled with satisfaction
Things did work out in the end
Written by, Wanda L. Reu
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