Little Sir Cat Helps Piggie The next morning as Mrs. Oriole was singing her pretty song, all of a sudden, a big cat ran up the tree. And he would have caught Mrs. Oriole right then and there if Little Sir Cat hadn't shouted: "Don't touch that little bird!" And would you believe it? That tramp cat said, "I won't!" and began to purr:
 
"Last Saturday night a week ago
I went to the city to see a fine show.
And Sunday morning, just for a ,
I chased a gray all over the Park!"
and then he grinned like a cousin of his from Cheshire, and climbed down the tree.
 
Well, all of a sudden, Little Sir Cat said "Phist!" which so frightened that naughty cat that he ran away, and I guess he's running yet, for nobody ever saw him again. And this made the little Orioles so happy that they began to sing:
 
"Oh, how brave is Little Sir Cat!
We like the feather in his hat,
But more than that we like the way
He saved our Mother Bird to-day!"
which so pleased Little Sir Cat that he took a out of his pocket and gave it to them. And after that he said good-by and went upon his way, and by and by he met a big Turkey Gobbler who was being for Thanksgiving. But he didn't know it. Oh, my no! He just thought the farmer fed him nice things because he loved him.
"Helloa!" said Little Sir Cat, "how is Mrs. Turkey?" But the old Turkey Gobbler never answered. He just gobbled, gobbled, not food, you know, but air, for that is the way a turkey talks.
 
"I can't understand you. You had better go home and talk to Mrs. Turkey," said Little Sir Cat, and away he went, hoping next time to meet a more person.
 
Well, pretty soon he saw a little pig caught in the fence. So he helped him out and then they set off together, and after a while, not so very far, they came to a big pond where some boys were sailing toy boats. And they were the funniest, little............