‘Now you could be my lodger
sleep by the paint and the glue
we will have lots of fun
cos there’s plenty here to do!’
‘That’s super, smashing, great’
Chip said ‘I will move in right away,
I will clean, tidy, scrub
Bristol fashion, ship shape!’
‘Superb!’ said young Ceddy
‘I have a live in Chum!’
and measured up the mouse
with his little brown thumb.
‘I need an art assistant
a hand that you could lend.’
with a shake of the claws
they agreed and were friends.
‘Now there is only one thing,
a cat lives round the corner
just a quick friendly warning
she’s savage and ginger!
It’s the scary feline model
for my sculpture and paintings
keep out of the way
when she’s salivating…’
‘Not to worry’ said Chip,
‘I happen to know some Kung Fu
The Way of the Ancient Hamster
and throwing my shoe!’
Chip revealed all his secrets
never known by any another
the time spent in China
being trained by his mother!
‘I lived there many years
Fan Yen Fooey was my mum,
she was eating fortune cookies
When I fell from her tum!’
The cookies predicted
Chip will be a very special boy
A mini martial artist
No fluffy feline toy!
‘I am known as Mr Chip Wong Fooey
The Crown White Mouse Master’
I am hard as iron nails
No oriental is faster!’
So the pair began a plotting
On fat cat domination
to stop the vicious tabby,
for artistic salvation!
Before they finished planning
A purr vibrated through them
The pad of ragged paws……
‘PANIC stations’ in tandem.
‘Run into the workshop,
And bolt up the door!’
They jumped under the table
And lay on the floor…
‘must face up to that cat,’
said Chip pale faced…
'…I was caught by surprise,
and my little heart raced….
I will run out of the door,
use my mums secret chop,
the ‘Exploding Cheese’ strike
will make moggy drop!’
‘tremendous’ voiced Ceddy,
‘get out my brushes, canvas, paint
I will capture you in action
should be one of the greats.’
‘A David and Goliath,
or George and the Dragon!
I will sell it at auction
We can buy a Volkswagen!’
Excited the duo spied
through the workshop wall
to see if the cat was outside,
if she was out there at all.
Licking great big paws
clawing hard at the mat
a fully flabby, feline fortress,
warlike savage tabby cat!
‘Come on out my little rodents’
she said with regal purr
‘I promise not to eat you
just borrow ALL of your fur!’