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(cat language for, well, we never really know what they're saying!)
3 Little Kittens
WARNING!!!
cutesy pictures are included
in today's blog!
Oh, those naughty little kittens!
into everything
being adorable
spilling over plants
being super super cute
getting stuck in tiny spaces
and being just pretty much darling.
This '3 Little Kittens' nursery rhyme was published in 1912,
'The Little Mother Goose'
illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith:
The Three Little KittensThree little kittens they lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
"Oh! mammy dear,
We sadly fear,
Our mittens we have lost!"
"What! lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens,
Then you shall have no pie."
Miew, miew, miew, miew,
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens they found their mittens,
And they began to cry.
"Oh! mammy dear,
See here, see here,
Our mittens we have found."
"What! found your mittens,
You little kittens,
Then you shall have some pie."
Purr, purr, purr, purr,
Purr, purr, purr, purr.
The three little kittens put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
"Oh! mammy dear,
We greatly fear,
Our mittens we have soil'd."
"What! soil'd your mittens,
You naughty kittens!"
Then they began to sigh,
Miew, miew, miew, miew,
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens they washed their mittens,
And hung them up to dry;
"Oh! mammy dear,
Look here, look here,
Our mittens we have wash'd."
"What! wash'd your mittens,
You darling kittens!
But I smell a rat close by!
Hush! hush!" Miew, miew,
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
'The Little Mother Goose'
illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith:
And they began to cry,
"Oh! mammy dear,
We sadly fear,
Our mittens we have lost!"
"What! lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens,
Then you shall have no pie."
Miew, miew, miew, miew,
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens they found their mittens,
And they began to cry.
"Oh! mammy dear,
See here, see here,
Our mittens we have found."
"What! found your mittens,
You little kittens,
Then you shall have some pie."
Purr, purr, purr, purr,
Purr, purr, purr, purr.
The three little kittens put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
"Oh! mammy dear,
We greatly fear,
Our mittens we have soil'd."
"What! soil'd your mittens,
You naughty kittens!"
Then they began to sigh,
Miew, miew, miew, miew,
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens they washed their mittens,
And hung them up to dry;
"Oh! mammy dear,
Look here, look here,
Our mittens we have wash'd."
"What! wash'd your mittens,
You darling kittens!
But I smell a rat close by!
Hush! hush!" Miew, miew,
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
public domain vintage illustration
I found a few different versions of the nursery rhyme.
The original is thought to have been written by Eliza Lee Follen
printed in her book "New Nursery Songs for All Good Children."
Ms. Follen referred to the rhyme as "traditional".
Here is her version:
Three little kittens lost their mittens;
And they began to cry,
O mother dear,
We very much fear
That we have lost our mittens.
Lost your mittens!
You naughty kittens
Then you shall have no pie
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
No, you shall have no pie
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
The three little kittens found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
O mother dear,
See here, see here;
See, we have found our mittens.
Put on your mittens,
You silly kittens,
And you may have some pie
Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r,
O, let us have the pie,
Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r.
The three little kittens put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
O mother dear,
We greatly fear
That we have soil'd our mittens.
Soiled your mittens!
You naughty kittens!
Then they began to sigh,
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
Then they began to sigh,
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
The three little kittens washed their mittens,
And hung them out to dry;
O mother dear,
Do not you hear,
That we have washed our mittens?
Washed your mittens!
O, you're good kittens.
But I smell a rat close by:
Hush! hush! mee-ow, mee-ow.
We smell a rat close by,
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
vintage illustration
I found some of this information on
Check her site out for tons of nursery rhymes, vintage illustrations,
recordings of nursery rhymes, and some coloring pages also.
From this out-of-print book, here are some kitten cuttings for you!
I have enjoyed cutting all of these,
and mounting them on different papers for the backing.
Take a picture of yours, and show me!
My 'leave comments' has become much easier to use.
If you have tried in the past, and it was a BIG PAIN,
try again!
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Here is another version of 'The Three Little Kittens':
Three little kittens have lost their mittens;
And they began to cry,
Oh Mother dear, we sadly fear
That we have lost our mittens.
What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie
Mewo, meow,meow.
No, you shall have no pie!
The three little kittens found their mittens!
And they began to cry!
See here, see here’
See, we have found our mittens.
Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,
And you may have some pie.
Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r,
Oh! let us have some pie,
Rurr-rr, purr-r, purr-r.
3 little kittens crying
an embroidery pattern courtesy of turkeyfeathers
a Danish language children's book,
for sale at http://www.cgi.ebay.com/
and here are some kittens that we don't normally think about
with this nursery rhyme, but
they are 3 'little' kittens!!!
photograph taken by Dumith Fernando in the Phinda Game Reserve,
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
vintage ad, http://www.graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/
vintage illustration, public domain
Disney's 'Aristocat' 3 kittens: Marie, Berlioz and Toulouse!
vintage 3 little kittens eating pie - with those mittens!!
Here's another 'learn to draw' from Dover Publications.
Perfect traveling in the car activity!
1953 illustration for 'Mother Goose' by
Eulalie Banks
That's it for today!
Use the nursery rhyme to help little ones learn their number!
Use the coloring pages for them to practice their fine motor skills!
Use the embroidery pattern for more fine motor skills!
Try the scherensnitte to practice scissors skills!
but
mostly just have fun!
see you tomorrow!
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