Did you know that Edward Lear wrote a sequel to The Owl and the Pussy-cat in which the cat dies? By falling out of a tree, of all things? The Victorians, man. Or something that happened in his life.
This animated rendition of the original is kinda nice. I like the crumpled paper figures of the main characters.
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No, I'd never heard about the sad sequel - fell out of a tree, eh? Pretty miserable end for a cat. It's a very nice animated version of the original poem.
You may be familiar with another poet come mathematician who wrote short meaningful verses called Grooks - Denmark's Piet Hein,
My old clock used to tell the time
and subdivide diurnity;
but now it's lost both hands and chime
and only tells eternity.
https://briefpoems.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/grooks-brief-poems-by-piet-hein/
Well yes, cats are natural climbers. It's part of their whole lineage. Wisely the animator didn't include any hint of the sequel.
I'm a little familiar with Piet Hein now that you've introduced me to him. I wasn't before. The Grooks are neat. I also like:
There’s an art of knowing when.
Never try to guess.
Toast until it smokes and then
twenty seconds less.
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