Mattie the Mouse-Catcher

Mattie the Mouse-Catcher extraordinaire
She catches the mice with a dazzling flare

One mouse she grabbed with her pedicured claws
One in a net that she built with her paws

She jumped on one mouse from a very high shelf

One mouse she tricked into trapping itself!

One mouse she saw running straight up a curtain
That mouse looked familiar, of that she was certain

One mouse she saved from the cat right next door
She was the mouse-catcher, there was no room for more!

One mouse ran into a shoe box to hide
Mattie just closed it and kept it inside

She lifted the lid just to take a small peak
She looked at the mouse and she started  to speak

“I live in this house, you were silly to come.
“No mouse ever beats me, not ever a one.”

“I’m Mattie the Mouse-Catcher extraodinaire,
the world’s greatest mouser, so why would you dare?”

“I know who you are,” said the small little mouse
“You’ve caught me 100 times here in this house.”

“You caught me in nets and incredible traps.
You’ve jumped from the shelf, and you’ve saved me from cats.”

“It is me every time there’s a mouse around here.
Most mice are too scared, it is you that they fear!”

Mattie was flattered the mice stayed away
And surprised that she’d caught the same mouse every day

Should she still keep it trapped? She just didn’t know
After thinking a moment, she let the mouse go

Mattie the mouser might catch only one
But no matter how many, it’s always great fun!