A Kittens Christmas Carol

A bedraggled white cat with fur matted and torn
Came to Bethlehem stable the night Christ was born.
The ox was her friend and nodded his head
To say she could use his straw for her bed
Two travelers were sleeping now by the far wall
And the donkey was dozing in the next stall
But the cat passed them by never slowing her pace,
And curled up to sleep with out washing her face.

Then soon after midnight she started to stir
Because of astonishing sounds that she heard
A chorus of angels out side in the sky!
And there in the stable, a baby’s birth cry!
Now the ox and the donkey were wide-awake too,
And all shared the joy
Their hearts told them was true!
That the babe was God’s son and sent down from above
To bring all creatures the gift of God’s love

Then up on the roof,
The cock crowed full voice
“Christ is Born”! Christ is born!
Let the whole world rejoice!”
And now the cat crept forward,
To where the child lay
Wrapped up in white cloth in a cradle of hay
And she started to purr
But it stuck in he throat
As she thought in sad shame,
Of her soiled, tangled coat
So she when to a cornor
Where she could not be seen
And licked and lapped and licked
Till she looked combed and clean

Then again she crept forward to sit by the child
And Purred lullaby music,
Till his eyes opened wide,
And he smiled as he blessed her
And she gave him a vow
That all cats in all counties would honor him now
And no cat or kitten would ever be seen
With face, fur and paws
That were not shining clean
Least they be caught in shame
As she’d been that night
Unclean and unworthy to appear in his sight

So when you see cats washing themselves after play
Remember that cat on that first Christmas day
How she washed herself clean and untangles her fur
To come to the Christ Child with lullabye purrs

I found this in my mothers ‘treasure box’
Dated “December 1937

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Kc Bingamon


I would like to thank my friend Doris Fuller
for her talent in making this special set
just for this page
I love you my friend
please stop by her site for a great treat

** KC **