The cat sat asleep by the side of the fire
This old nursery rhyme is called “The cat sat asleep by the side of the fire” — enjoy your reading!
“The cat sat asleep by the side of the fire,
The mistress snored loud as a pig:
Jack took up his fiddle, by Jenny's desire,
And struck up a bit of a jig.”
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