The Cat in the Hat and the Young Brat

The Cat in the Hat and the Young Brat


Oh, the things that you know,
the knowledge you gain,
when the Cat in a Hat
comes in from the rain.

Oh, what can you do
when you really don't know
that the Cat in the Hat
will come in from the snow?

Yes, Sally and Tommy
had to learn that
when they had two visits
from the Cat in the Hat.

Oh, what a mess,
things here,
and things there.
The horrid pink stuff
was everywhere.

But the Cat in the Hat,
he cleaned it right up,
from the lowest basement
to the tippy tip top.

Time flew past,
with the snow
and the rain,
but the Cat in the Hat
didn't come back again.

Soon a new child
was born in the house,
a child so small
they called her Mouse.

Now, although the child
was really small,
she had a loud holler
that was heard by them all.

"Oh, please," said Tommy.
"Enough of that!
Please! Oh, Please,
quiet that brat!"

"Yes," said Sally.
"I agree with my brother."
She looked at her father,
and then at her mother.

Daddy said,
"She is still young.
She doesn't know
how to have fun.

Let's do something
before it gets dark.
Why don't we go out
and go to the park."

"Yes! Yes!" said Tommy.
"We must leave this house,
and get far away
from our sister, Mouse."

"Now, be nice," said Mom
"We are going together.
Put your coat on
in case of bad weather."

"Oh, no!" said Sally.
"Listen to what I say.
Please, don't take that brat
to the park today."

"Now, Now children
We must get along."
Then mother started singing
a nice quite song.

So, the whole family
walked down the street.
(Brother and sister
stared at their feet.)

What's behind the fence?
A red and white hat?
And up in the tree,
is that a black cat?

Sally looked in the tree,
but the black cat was gone.
All she could hear
was Mom singing her song.

They went to the park.
They went there to play,
but they had to watch Mouse
so she wouldn't crawl away.

"Remember," said Dad
"We're leaving at eight,
So don't go to far,
and we'll meet by the gate."

Said Tommy to Sally,
"Let's play with a ball.
The brat won't get far,
she's just learning to crawl."

"Okay," said Sally,
and started to play.
They didn't see Mouse
crawling away.

Out of a bush
came a long, red arm,
and it picked up Mouse
without raising alarm.

Sally missed the ball
that Tommy did throw.
She said, as she looked,
"Where did Mouse go?"


They looked all around,
in bushes and brook,
They knew they must find her
however long it took.

Then out of a tree
came a red-striped hat,
and following that
was a large black cat.

"Greetings, you two,"
said the Cat in the Hat.
"Could you be looking
for a little, young brat?"

"Oh, please," said the children.
"You must tell us about
where our sister is
before our parents find out."

"No worries," said the cat.
"It's not very far.
I'll take you there,
just jump in my car."

"You know," said Tommy.
"we will get in trouble,
and the Cat in the Hat
will just make it double."

"Don't worry," said Sally.
"It will be okay.
We must find Mouse
before she's too far away."

They got in the car
and rode with the cat
to a small little cave
guarded by a fat bat.

"Who are you?" said the bat
who was very fat.
"Me, Sally, and Tommy,"
said the Cat in the Hat.

The bat looked them over
with small, little eyes.
He spotted the cat,
and noticed his size.

"Oh, this won't do,
It won't do at all.
The cat is too big
and the cave is too small."

So that cat grabbed his hat,
and pulled the rim wide.
He pulled the hat down
until he was all inside.

"So," said the cat,
"now that I'm small,
let's go inside.
Let's go one and all."

The bouncing striped hat,
the girl and the boy,
walked into the cave
and heard sounds of joy.

Thumb bonkers were banging,
and loud cali-bassoons,
wontringers, and tonblingers
were playing loud tunes.

Many red Things
were dancing about.
They were so loud
Sally had to shout.

"What's going on
with the stringers and bloys.
And the all of the Things
playing with toys?"

Said the Cat in the Hat,
"Oh, can't you see?
This is the great
Thing Jamboree.

Things come together
to party and play.
They sing and they dance
all night and all day.

And the guest of honor,
the star of the house,
is a little young girl.
A young girl named Mouse."

The children look up
and to their surprise,
they saw a happy young girl
with bright, shining eyes.

"Oh," said Sally,
"She's no longer a brat.
She's a happy little girl.
Thank you, Cat in the Hat."

"You're welcome," he said.
"Now join in the fun.
The party has started,
it's almost half done."

"We must hurry," said Tommy.
"We don't want to be late.
but our parents will wonder,
If we're not at the gate."

"Okay," said the cat,
and they hurried outside.
They jumped in the car
and had a quick ride.

As they were leaving
Mouse started to cry.
"Oh, no," said Sally
"I think I know why.

She misses the playing,
the girls and the boys,
the singing and dancing,
and all of the toys.

Maybe if we sing
the song that they sung,
it will be joy
to one so young."

So she sang the song
as they went to the gate.
They got there just as
the clock struck eight.

"Where have you been?"
Asked their worried mother.
"How's my little girl
and your sister and brother?"

"We're all fine," said Sally.
"We weren't gone that long.
We went for a walk,
and learned a new song."

As they left the park,
the children thought that
they had a good time
thanks to the Cat in the Hat.

Second place winner in the Seuss-ify Me! contest ("Invalid Item" ) for the month of November, 2003.