Alice's Adventures Under Ground

We lived beneath the mat
Warm and snug and fat
But one woe, and that
Was the cat!

To our joys, a clog
In our eyes a fog
On our hearts a log
Was the dog!

When the cat's away
Then the mice will play
But, alas! one day (so they say)
Came the dog and cat,
Hunting for a rat,
Crushed the mice all flat,
Each one as he sat
Underneath the mat
Warm and snug and fat
Think of that!


Lewis Carroll
(1832 - 1898)