Attack of the Cutesy Kittens

No Thank You

by Shel Silverstein

No I do not want a kitten,

No cute, cuddly kitty-poo,

No more long hair in my cornflakes,

No more midnight meowing mews.

 

No more scratchin’, snarlin’, spitters,

No more sofas clawed to shreds,

No more smell of kitty litter,

No more mousies in my bed.

No I will not take that kitten—

I’ve had lice and I’ve had fleas,

I’ve been scratched and sprayed and bitten,

I’ve developed allergies.

If you’ve got an ape, I’ll take him,

If you have a lion, that’s fine,

If you brought some walking bacon,

Leave him here, I’ll treat him kind.

I have room for mice and gerbils,

I have beds for boars and bats,

But please, please take away that kitten—

Quick—‘fore it becomes a cat.

Well…it is kind of cute at that.

Cornerstoregoddess charms available on eBay and etsy

~Shel Silverstein

Bats Are Creepy, Bats Are Scary, Bats Do Not Seem Sanitary

The Bat
By Frank Jacobs

Bats are creepy; bats are scary;
Bats do not seem sanitary;
Bats in dismal caves keep cozy;

Bats remind us of Lugosi;
Bats have webby wings that fold up;
Bats from ceilings hang down rolled up;

Bats when flying undismayed are;
Bats are careful; bats use radar; 

Bats at nighttime at their best are;
Bats by Batman unimpressed are!

Bats on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/search?q=cornerstoregoddess%20bat&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US

Why the Bat Flies at Night

Retold from a legend of the Kono people of Sierra Leone, Africa

Long ago, when first the earth was new, it was never dark or old.  All day long, the sun would shine, warming and lighting all the creatures.  All night long, the moon glowed, making twilight almost as light as day. 

Then, one day, Bat accepted a mission.  He was to carry a mysterious basket to the moon.  The basket contained darkness, but Bat did not know this.  

Bat took off to fly to the moon, with the basket on his back.  But the moon is very far, and the basket grew heavy.  Bat stopped to rest, and, as long as he was resting, he thought he would find himself something to eat.  So he set the basket down and went to find food and a place to rest.

While Bat was away, some other animals approached the basket, which looked abandoned.  

"That's a very large basket," said one. "Such a large basket must hold many good things to eat."

"Lets open it and see," said another.
 

So the animals peeked under the lid of the basket.  Just then, Bat returned.  But he was too late.   Darkness had escaped from the basket.

Ever since that day, Bat rests by day so he is ready to fly at twilight. At night, you can see him rushing about everywhere. 

He is trying to catch all the pieces of dark to put back in the basket, so he can take it to the moon. But somehow he is never able to capture every bit of darkness.  

Bats, bats, and more bats in both my eBay and etsy stores.

Three Unlikely Roommates

A skull and black cat on parole

Met a bat who'd moved from the North Pole.

The bat would hang out

As the cat lay about

And the skull said, "That's just how I roll."

The Three Unlikely Roommates come as a set and can be found here.

Those With Webby Wings That Fold Up

The Bat
by Frank Jacobs

Bats are creepy; bats are scary;
Bats do not seem sanitary;

Bats in dismal caves keep cozy;
Bats remind us of Lugosi;

Bats have webby wings that fold up;
Bats from ceilings hang down rolled up;

Bats when flying undismayed are;
Bats are careful; bats use radar;

Bats at nighttime at their best are;
Bats by Batman unimpressed are!


More bats here and here.
More Frank Jacobs here.

Guppies... Who Rarely Chat with Bats

Guppies

by Ogden Nash

Whales have calves,
Cats have kittens,
Bears have cubs,
Bats have bittens,
Swans have cygnets,
Seals have puppies,
But guppies just have little guppies. 

 Lots of bittens here.