Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Twas the Night Before Christmas, Peace Corps Style

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the village
All the mice began stirring to commence their rape and pillage
And I in my small bed, my cat on the floor
Had just hunkered down for the start of the war
When up in the ceiling boards there arose such a clatter
A knew without a doubt these rats had gotten fatter
My cat got warmed up by chasing her tail
She’d catch them tonight I knew without fail
So with torchi in hand and cat at my feet
I opened the door to see what I could see
I swung the beam from side to side
Trying to find where these rodents might hide
With the light trained on a crack in the wall
I gasped in surprise when I saw what I saw
For there was the rat I had come to fear
And down at her haunches were eight babies here
So I crept back into the bedroom with ease
For I couldn’t kill the whole family on Christmas Eve
‘Merry Christmas kitty,’ I murmered in my slumber
‘And Merry Christmas rats, but tomorrow I’ve got your number



Merry Christmas Everyone!
ps-I don't really have a rat family living in my ceiling, just in case you were worried. ;)

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