The cat and her kittens
They put on their mittens,
To eat a Christmas pie.
The poor little kittens
They lost their mittens,
And then they began to cry.
“O mother dear, we sadly fear
We cannot go to-day,
For we have lost our mittens.”
“If it be so, ye shall not go,
For ye are naughty kittens.”
Credits
Ririro is the in-house editorial pen name for Ririro.com, used to present classic nursery rhymes and short poems in a clean, reader-friendly format. Three Little Kittens is one of the most enduring English nursery rhymes, with roots traced as far back as an 1833 publication by Eliza Follen in her collection New Nursery Songs for All Good Children.
