Cats The Musical: New Kittens! Book 1

Old Gumbie Cat

Mistoffelees stood next to Munkustrap in the clearing, thinking its his song.

Munkustrap:
I have a Gumbie Cat in mind
Her name is Jennyanydots
Her coat is of the tabby kind with tiger stripes and leopard spots

Mistoffelees rolled his eyes and went to Victoria, who sat with Electra and Starlight. Starlight...his kitten, nuzzled into his fur, making adorable little squeaks.

Munkustrap:
All day she sits upon the stair or on the step or on the mat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat
That's what makes a Gumbie Cat!

Demeter, Bombalurina, and Jellylorum:
But . . .
When the day's hustle and bustle is done
Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun
And when all the family's in bed and asleep
She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep
She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice

Jennyanydots:
Their behaviour's not good and their manners not nice

Demeter, Bombalurina and Jellylorum:
So when she has got them lined up on the matting
She teaches them

Jennyanydots:
music, crocheting and tatting

Bombatoria, Aelina, Acacia, and Eucalyptus were wearing mouse masks. Jennyanydots turned to look at Munkustrap. The four kittens got up and took off their mouse masks. They ran into a den.

Munkustrap:
I have a Gumbie Cat in mind
Hr name is Jennyanydots
Her equal would be hard to find
Se likes the warm and sunny spots
All day she sits beside the hearth or on the bed or on my hat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat
That's what makes a Gumbie Cat!

Demeter, Bombalurina and Jellylorum:
But . . . When the day's hustle and bustle is done
Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun
As she finds that the mice will not ever keep quiet
She is sure it is due to irregular diet
And believing that nothing is done without trying
She sets right to work with her baking and frying
She makes them a mouse-cake of bread and dried peas
And a beautiful fry of lean bacon and cheese

Munkustrap:
I have a Gumbie Cat in mind
Her name is Jennyanydots
The curtain cord she likes to wind and tie it into sailor knots
She sits upon the windowsill or anything that's smooth and flat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat
That's what makes a Gumbie Cat!

Demeter, Bombalurina and Jellylorum:
But . . .
When the day's hustle and bustle is done
Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun
She thinks that the cockroaches need employment
To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment
So she's formed from that lot of disorderly louts
A troop of well disciplined helpful boy scouts

Jennyanydots:
With a purpose in life and a good deed to do

Demeter, Bombalurina and Jellylorum:
And she's even created a Beetles Tattoo!

Munkustrap, Demeter, Bombalurina and Jellylorum took off the clothing off Jennyanydots. Jennyanydots revealed to be wearing ginger fur!

All the jellicles except Starlight, Electra and Agathea and her kittens...were wearing props. To show that they were cockroaches.

(Tap dancing)

Jellicles:
So for old Gumbie Cats let us give three cheers
On whom well ordered households depend, it appears
Three cheers, three cheers, three cheers!
For she's a jolly good fellow!

Jennyanydots
Thank you my dears!

Jennyanydots nuzzled her mate(Skimbleshanks) and jumped all of a sudden. Who was it?