Three Little Kittens (1939)

oh there you are mother cat a surprise for me is it I think I can guess new baby three newborn kittens now let me see a newborn kitten one day old its eyes are shut tight they will not be open for about 9 days the babies will have their breakfast first mother cat will take her breakfast later a breakfast of Mother's warm milk well here is mother cat at the kitchen door I suppose that you're still hungry I have some cream left over from breakfast come mother cat you deserve a good breakfast this morning here's your cream now don't spill any mother cat pulls back her long white whiskers in and up goes her tongue only a few drops each time mother cat always washes after a meal first she licks her paw and then she wipes her face with the Paw where is mother cat going now now here she comes while she's coming down the steps and going into the cellar she often catches mice in the cellar the kittens are now 2 weeks old this FY Old Hen doesn't like to have cats and kittens around mother cat picks up one kitten by the back of its neck and carries it away that old buggy would be a nice sunny place for the afternoon the kitten's eyes are now open wide what a lot there is to see outside the barn mother cat hurries back to the barn to carry out the second little kitten the kittens are not used to the out of doors and sunlight the old hen does not scare the last little kitten but anyhow it may be better to move away here is mother cat now to get her third little kitten the old hen can have the place all to herself now the whole family can enjoy the bright sunny afternoon cool days of autumn have come but it's warm in the sun curly tale tries to get milk from his mother but she won't let him the kittens are now 5 weeks old and are big enough to eat by themselves they now drink cow's milk from a pan and they can have all the milk that they want their fat little sides are bulging with milk after dinner mother cat washes her kittens one of them seems to think that Mother's tail is a toy now the kittens are ready for a little Frolic and what has curly found it's a ball of yarn round and round he goes and over on his back too what fun they have this is a new trick what game will they play next they try to scare each other but it's only a friendly wrestling match ouch the kittens are now 2 months old they have learned how to wash their own faces they do it after every meal mother cat goes away the kittens follow her see how fast they can run mother cat is coming toward an old apple tree but the kittens aren't far behind mother cat cat often sharpens her claws in the soft bark of the old Apple Tree mother cat looks up into the tree and takes a leap One kitten is following her he's climbing up too the farmer's dog look out kitten Mr dog is coming now what will a kitten do he doesn't run away his legs stiffen his fur stands up on end what a fierce looking kitten now here's curly what's he going to do he backs up to the tree and slaps Mr dog across the nose with his sharp claws anyhow it seems that Mr dog only wants to play but this is too rough now that's over and curlyy is climbing up to join the family you were Brave to fight kittens but it's safest to climb up high the kittens are now old enough to go to work but there is not enough work on the farm for all of them so the Farmer's Wife puts two kittens in a basket and starts for the village the third kitten is left on the farm one of the kittens is going to work for the shoe maker good morning good morning I brought your kitten a thank you I hope he can catch mice goodbye kitten now I must take your brother to the postmaster good morning good morning here's your kitten oh thank you say he's a beauty I'm sure he can catch mice goodbye goodbye and thanks a lot but the third little kitten who has left at home back on the farm is the luckiest kitten of all