Pussy can sit by the fire and sing, <br />Pussy can climb a tree, <br />Or play with a silly old cork and string <br />To 'muse herself, not me. <br />But I like Binkie my dog, because <br />He knows how to behave; <br />So, Binkie's the same as the First Friend was, <br />And I am the Man in Cave! <br /> <br />Pussy will play Man Friday till <br />It's time to wet her paw <br />And make her walk on the window-sill <br />(For the footprint Crusoe saw) <br />Then she fluffles her tail and mews, <br />And scratches and won't attend. <br />But Binkie will play whatever I choose, <br />And he is my true First Friend! <br /> <br />Pussy will rub my knees with her head <br />Pretending she loves me hard; <br />But the very minute I go to my bed <br />Pussy runs out in the yard, <br />And there she stays till the morning-light; <br />So I know it is only pretend; <br />But Binkie, he snores at my feet all night, <br />And he is my Firstest Friend!<br /><br />Rudyard Kipling<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-cat-that-walked-by-himself/
