原版英文故事与诗歌：The cat that walked by himself

 　　Pussy¹ can sit by the fire and sing,

 

　　Pussy can climb a tree,

 

　　Or play with a silly old cork² and string

 

　　To 'muse³ herself, not me.

 

　　But I like Binkie my dog, because

 

　　He knows how to behave;

 

　　So, Binkie's the same as the First Friend was,

 

　　And I am the Man in the Cave!

 

　　Pussy will play man-Friday till

 

　　It's time to wet her paw

 

　　And make her walk on the window-sill

 

　　(For the footprint Crusoe saw);

 

　　Then she fluffles her tail and mews,

 

　　And scratches and won't attend.

 

　　But Binkie will play whatever I choose,

 

　　And he is my true First Friend!

 

　　Pussy will rub my knees with her head

 

　　Pretending she loves me hard;

 

　　But the very minute I go to my bed

 

　　Pussy runs out in the yard,

 

　　And there she stays till the morning-light;

 

　　So I know it is only pretend;

 

　　But Binkie, he snores at my feet all night,

 

　　And he is my Firstest Friend!

 

　　Rudyard Kipling

1 pussy   

n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪

参考例句：

• Why can't they leave my pussy alone?为什么他们就不能离我小猫咪远一点？
• The baby was playing with his pussy.孩子正和他的猫嬉戏。

2 cork   

n.软木，软木塞

参考例句：

• We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
• Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。

3 muse   

n.缪斯（希腊神话中的女神），创作灵感

参考例句：

• His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
• Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。