Pea Pod - A taste of everyday life

Today was like everyday As my rickshaw drew to a stop Along came that little beggar With a skip and a hop Putting his palm forward He begged for some money I said I had some, but For him not any He pursued, Blocking my way What I felt in my heart I had to say My dear beggar, Why don't you go to school? He looked at me As if I were a fool He smiled And moved on Went on to beg, His hopeful eyes still shone I knew not his joy Nor did I know his strife But this I knew that he was A graduate in the school of life.

What's with me and the cats? Black cats, brown cats, small cats, Persian cats! Earlier this week my colleague was frantically in search for a home for these Persian cats that her sister had seen abandoned on the roadside. She naturally asked me and I did find a home for them. Unfortunately (or fortunately), they had already been adopted by someone else the very next day. Then today this girl who is an aquaintance and whom I rarely get to meet, spoke to me over the phone. It was a cat call again! Her cat has given birth to two kittens. She asked me if anyone wanted to keep them. My search begins...all over again. It's been raining cats and cats this week!