The first time So-me had looked
at the lamppost he had seen
nothing unusual. But now
the furry thing had come.
He listened.
Meeeow meeeo came from the other side of the post.

Could it be a frightened possum
hiding from the light?

Perhaps it was a fierce lion
waiting for a fight?

So-me tiptoed up
and looked around the back
...and there between
the meeeeow and a furry tail
was Romeo, the sleepy Siamese cat.
He was called Romeo because
he roamed all over the place.

He looked up at So-me.
He cleaned his whiskers with his paws,
got up, stretched his front legs,
stretched his back legs,
yawned, and then walked slowly towards him.

So-me stood still.
The Siamese cat rubbed his fur coat along So-me's left leg...
...then his right leg...

...then walked straight
between both legs.
"Flea-bag" was very jealous.
She didn't like to see
So-me and Romeo together.

I wish he was my cat,
So-me thought as he picked up Romeo
and stroked him.
"Flea-bag" spat in disgust.
So-me said over and over again,
"So-me's cat's a Siamese cat"
until the words started to make a tune in his mind.

If he closed his eyes
he could see the tune
see-sawing up and down.
So-me's cat¹s a Siamese cat.

Romeo looked at So-me's school-bag
from one side and meowed
Then he walked around to the other side
and meowed

All of a sudden Romeo became
a blurred streak of creamy fur.
He raced towards "Flea-bag"
who had been hiding across the road
but she didn't want to play with him.

She jumped right over a high fence,
dashed through the middle
of the nearest garden,
and disappeared.

In no time Romeo was out of sight too.
So-me was left staring at the empty garden.

"I wish he was my cat," said So-me.
Then he felt "Flea-bag's" fluffy fur against his leg.
"At least I've got you, even if you do belong to all our family," he said,
picking her up.
She purred when he stroked her and called her Fluff instead of "Flee-bag."

As he walked home he sang
So Meeeeeo went the pussy Romeeeo
Went how? Meeeeeow and then Meeeeeo
But all cats know how to Meeeeeow and Meeeeeo.

For So-me's friend this is the end.
Meeeeow Meeeeo me so