A quiet verse about a woman and her cat sharing dinner in peace, pussy always sure of a nice piece from the plate. Nothing much happens beyond kindness, which is rather the point.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
Dame Trot and her cat
Led a peaceable life,
When they were not troubled
With other folks' strife.
When Dame had her dinner
Pussy would wait,
And was sure to receive
A nice piece from her plate.
About this rhyme
Text confirms the peaceable life 'when they were not troubled with other folks' strife', and that Pussy waits for and receives a piece from Dame Trot's plate.
A quiet domestic rhyme about an old woman and her cat, who lead a peaceable life, undisturbed by anyone else's quarrels. The whole plot is dinner: Dame Trot eats, and Pussy waits for her share.
Good at the table. Let the child do the waiting-cat mime.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition