A hoot in a boot (Animal frolics) by Anne Howe
The children thought it an absolute hoot That Jimmy the fieldmouse lived in a boot Beside the back door. With scritching and scratching Behind laces cross hatching His window, a hole in the toe.
Toilet tissue and socks He dragged in the lot With hummungus effort and fight He'd feast upon seed, Play around for a while And then settle down for the 'night'.
The interesting thing Which we were to find out Was that Jimmy just slept in the day It was at night that we heard him Performing his chores And scritching and scratching away.
 11/21/2001 Posted on 11/21/2001 Copyright © 2025 Anne Howe
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