It was a hungry pussy cat,
  Upon Thanksgiving morn,
And she watched a thankful little mouse, 
  That ate an ear of corn.
"If I ate that thankful little mouse, 
  How thankful he should be,
When he has made a meal himself,
  To make a meal for me!

"Then with his thanks for having fed,
  And his thanks for feeding me,
With all his thankfulness inside,
  How [thankful]1 I shall be!"
Thus mused the hungry pussy cat,
  Upon Thanksgiving Day;
But the little mouse had overheard
  And declined (with thanks) to stay.