Poetry Time - The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

By Edward Lear

 

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea

   In a beautiful pea-green boat:

They took some honey, and plenty of money

   Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,

   And sang to a small guitar,

"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,

   What a beautiful Pussy you are,

            You are,

            You are!

   What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

   How charmingly sweet you sing!

Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried,

   But what shall we do for a ring?"

They sailed away, for a year and a day,

To the land where the bong-tree grows;

And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,

   With a ring at the end of his nose,

            His nose,

            His nose,

   With a ring at the end of his nose.

   Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."

So they took it away, and were married next day

   By the turkey who lives on the hill.

They dined on mince and slices of quince,

   Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,

   They danced by the light of the moon,

            The moon,

            The moon,

   They danced by the light of the moon

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl,

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling

Source: https://poets.org/poem/owl-and-pussy-cat

This is such a fun poem - fantasy an it always seems like it is summer time...

Activity: Read the poem aloud. What can you imagine?

Using watercolor paints, start with the sky and the water. 

On another piece of paper, paint the boat and the characters. 

Cut out the second page and place the boat and the characters on your painting of the sky and water. Read your poem to your family and friends.

Here's a video of the poem, too.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpwAP36-w7E