A Pet Reader

Chapter 16: “Doggy, You Must Promise”

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About This Book

Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

“Doggy, You Must Promise”

Oh, doggy, you must promise

(And mind your word you keep),

Not once to tease the little lambs,

Or run among the sheep;

And then the little yellow chicks

That play upon the grass,

You must not even wag your tail

To scare them as you pass.