Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
You may have noticed, little friends,
That cats don’t wash their faces
Before they eat, as children do
In all good civilis’d places.
Well, years ago, a famous cat
The pangs of hunger feeling,
Had chanced to catch a fine young mouse!
Who said, as he ceased squealing:
“All gentle folks their faces wash
Before they think of eating!”
And wishing to be thought well bred
Puss heeded his entreating.
But when he raised his paw to wash
Chance for escape according
The sly young mouse said his good bye,
Without respect to wording.
A feline council met that day
And passed in solemn meeting
A law forbidding any cat
To wash till after eating.