The dog is black or white or brown
And sometimes spotted like a clown.
He loves to make a foolish noise,
And Human Company enjoys.
The Human People pat his head
And teach him to pretend he's dead,
And beg, and fetch, and carry, too;
Things that no well-bred Cat will do.
At Human jokes, however stale,
He jumps about and wags his tail,
And Human People clap their hands
And think he really understands.
They said "Good Dog" to him. To us
They say "Poor Puss" and make no fuss.
Why Dogs are "good" and Cats are "poor"
I fail to understand, I'm sure
To Someone very Good and Just,
Who has proved worthy of her trust,
A Cat will sometimes condescend -
The dog is everybody's friend!
~ Oliver Herford
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