HIRED AND PROUD!

New Prompt: A call to a pest control officer for assistance with a rodent infestation has an interesting outcome.

HIRED AND PROUD!

We called up the friendly bug guy
cuz we saw a big mouse—

and made a sudden appointment
to let him see our house.

He said that we have LOTS of them;
and that he had no choice

but needed, quick, to hire us!
For that we can rejoice!

Although we are just a small herd
of housecats on the prowl,

We really are good hunter-cats,
and we do more than yowl.

The time came for the hunt to start,
And we were set to go—

But then some of the younger ones
Got scared and just said “no!”

Now, what’s this world a comin’ to
With cats too scared to hunt!

We should have known it anyway,
Cuz Ripley was our runt!

She’s only grown to half the size
of all the rest of us—

so all that she does really well
is just put up a fuss!

But we’re still happy to be picked
to catch those mice, so fat;

we’ll hunt them down and catch them ALL—
we’re motivated cats!