Katz-n-Kix for Kidz
Catz Cinema | Cat Tidbitz | Cat Haiku |
Q: Why does a tiger have stripes? A: So he won't be spotted.
Q: What do you call a cat who does tricks?
Q: What kind of work does a weak cat do?
Q: Why did the mother cat put stamps on her kittens?
Q: Which state has a lot of dogs and cats?
Q: Which game did the cat want to play
with the mouse?
Q: What do English cats drink in the
afternoon?
Q: Where did the kittens go on their
class trip?
Q: How do you call a barber cat?
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Translations into Katzspeak
(that's kitty language)
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" =
"The Ten Commandments" =
"Bye-Bye Birdie", "Predator" =
"Singing in the Rain", "The Howling" =
"The Great Escape" =
"Sleeper" =
"Hero at Large" =
"She's Gotta Have It" =
"The Hunger" =
"The Shining" =
"2001: A Space Odyssey" =
"The Cat from Outer Space" =
"Mrs Doubtfire", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" =
"Splash" =
"Shattered" =
"Whatever happened to Baby Jane" =
"Tarzan of the Jungle" =
"Meatballs" =
"Psycho" =
"A Streetcar named Desire" =
"That Darn Cat!" =
Cat Haiku Haiku does not RHYME, but it
You *must* scratch me there!
The rule for today:
Grace personified.
Blur of motion, then --
You're always typing.
My small cardboard box.
Terrible battle.
Small brave carnivores
I want to be close
Wanna go outside.
Oh no! The Big One
Humans are so strange.
Cats meow out of angst
The Big Ones snore now.
In deep sleep hear sound,
We're almost equals
Haiku is a small Japanese poem.
Hai means amusement (fun),
and ku means sentence.
has a very specific RHYTHM.
Each haiku has three (3) lines;
the first line with five syllables,
the second line with seven,
and the third line with five,
making a total of seventeen.
Once you have read a few,
you will start to get the idea.
You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face.
That will sure show you.
Yes, above my tail! Behold -
Elevator butt.
Touch my tail, I shred your hand.
New rule tomorrow.
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.
Silence, me, a paper bag.
What is so funny?
Well, let's see you ignore my
sitting on your hands.
You cannot see me if I
Can just hide my head.
I fought for hours. Come and see!
What's a 'term paper?'
Kill pine cones and mosquitoes
Fear vacuum cleaner.
to you. Can I fit my head
inside your armpit?
Oh, No! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
Mine lies still in bed, then screams.
My claws aren't that sharp.
"Thumbs! If only we had thumbs!
We could break so much!"
Every room is dark and cold,
Time for "Cup Hockey."
Cat vomit hair ball somewhere,
Will find in morning.
I purr to show I love you.
Want to sniff my bum?
Mildred Mouse has read enough about CATS.
She wants to know if any of YOU
would like to write your very own HAIKU
...about anything BUT cats?!
SEND her your haiku verses, and
Mildred will publish the most fun ones
right here in the KIDZZZONE:
Join in the fun!
mouse-mail