Three Little Kittens (Nursery Rhyme)

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  "summary": "Three Little Kittens is a short nursery rhyme in which a mother cat and her kittens dress up in mittens for a Christmas pie — until the kittens lose their mittens and dissolve into tears. Fearing their mother's reaction, the kittens confess their carelessness, only to face her firm but familiar scolding. The poem captures a small domestic drama of childhood mistakes and parental disappointment in just a few playful, rhythmic lines.",
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    "The cat and her kittens They put on their mittens, To eat a Christmas pie. The poor little kittens They lost their mittens, And then they began to cry.",
    "“O mother dear, we sadly fear We cannot go to-day, For we have lost our mittens.” “If it be so, ye shall not go, For ye are naughty kittens.”",
    "Ririro is the in-house editorial pen name for Ririro.com, used to present classic nursery rhymes and short poems in a clean, reader-friendly format. Three Little Kittens is one of the most enduring English nursery rhymes, with roots traced as far back as an 1833 publication by Eliza Follen in her collection New Nursery Songs for All Good Children ."
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  "body_text": "The cat and her kittens They put on their mittens, To eat a Christmas pie. The poor little kittens They lost their mittens, And then they began to cry.\n\n“O mother dear, we sadly fear We cannot go to-day, For we have lost our mittens.” “If it be so, ye shall not go, For ye are naughty kittens.”\n\nRiriro is the in-house editorial pen name for Ririro.com, used to present classic nursery rhymes and short poems in a clean, reader-friendly format. Three Little Kittens is one of the most enduring English nursery rhymes, with roots traced as far back as an 1833 publication by Eliza Follen in her collection New Nursery Songs for All Good Children .",
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