marcellus the mangy
ungodly cat has been
running amuck here boss
terrorizing little mice
hamsters guinea pigs and
even experimental white
rats like willifred
in fact boss we little mice
kept hidden away in our little
cramped mousey corners
scarcely daring to breathe
much less take a stroll to the
kitchen grocery store
something s gotta be done
says willifred the white rat
on his soapbox in the corner
of the bugtussle town hall we
need someone to divert
marcellus s attention elsewhere
so we can get on with our lives
hear hear says all the other
mice and small songbirds known
affectionately as the tweety
fan club
then willifred the white rat
made a nomination that made
the hairs stand up on my little
goose-bumped neck – because
of his great creativity and
ingenuity i nominate amos to
create the marcellus diversion
for the rest of us
hear hear says all the other
mice and small songbirds again
no no says me but nobody
paid any mind to me at the time
it was decided that i would
initiate the great diversionary
tactic at midnight that night
but boss i had no idea what
to do so i went to seek some
serious advice
first i sought out charlotte
the wondrous web-making
spider and of course she
told me to knit the world s
largest cat web
cat web says me i never
heard of a cat web
that s because nobody s
ever done it before – you
could create the world s
first one charlotte says
mice don t create webs
says me i can t do something
like that and off i went to
see ollie the otter
build a big ol cat dam says he
cat dam says me how do
you make a cat dam
first you have to find a
river and get the cat to
follow in the water
i don t think that s
gonna happen says me
so off i went to sulk in
grandiose pity
midnight came and i
hesitantly edged out of my
little mousey hole searching
the room for mean ol mangy
marcellus
