A gentle rhyme about treating a cat kindly, promising not to pull her tail or chase her off. Its soft rhythm and reassuring message make it a natural pick for a quiet moment with a small child.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
I like little Pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her
She'll do me no harm;
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But Pussy and I
Very gently will play.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition