1. Once there was a little kitty,
White as the snow;
In a barn he used to frolic,
Long time ago.
2. In the barn a little mousie
Ran to and fro;
For she heard the little kitty,
Long time ago.
3. Two black eyes had little kitty,
Black as a crow;
And they spied the little mousie,
Long time ago.
4. Four soft paws had little kitty,
Paws soft as snow;
And they caught the little mousie,
Long time ago.
5. Nine pearl teeth had little kitty,
All in a row;
And they bit the little mousie,
Long time ago.
6. When the teeth bit little mousie,
Mousie cried out “Oh!”
But she slipped away from kitty,
Long time ago.
【中文阅读】
1
从前有只猫,
浑身白如雪。
常在谷仓玩,
那是很久前。
2
谷仓有只鼠,
仓皇向后逃。
听到小猫声,
那是很久前。
3
小猫黑双眼,
黑亮似乌鸦。
探寻小老鼠,
那是很久前。
4
小猫四轻爪,
软得似雪柔。
抓住小老鼠,
那是很久前。
5
九颗珍珠牙,
整齐排一行。
咬住小老鼠,
那是很久前。
6
牙齿咬住鼠,
老鼠哎呦叫
挣脱快溜走
那是很久前。