The girl began to feed the kitten.
Brought oatmeal -
He turned away from the cup. 
Brought him radishes -
He turned away from the bowl. 
She brought a piece of lard.
The kitten says: - Not enough! 
What a stupid kitty!
There were no mice in the house
And there were a lot of pencils.
They lay on the table with dad
And hit the kitten in the paws.
How he rushed off,
Caught a pencil like a mouse 
And let's ride it -
From under the chair under the bed
From table to stool
From dresser to sideboard.
Push - and tsap-scratch!
And then drove under the closet.
Waiting on the rug by the closet,
I hid, breathing a little ...
Short cat paw
Don't get the pencil!
What a stupid kitty! 
The girl wrapped the kitten in a scarf and went with him into the garden.
People ask: - Who is it with you?
And the girl says: - This is my daughter.
People ask: - Why does your daughter have gray cheeks?
And the girl says: - She has not washed for a long time.
People ask: - Why does she have furry paws, and a mustache, like daddy's?
The girl says: - She has not shaved for a long time. 
And as soon as the kitten jumped out, as it ran, everyone saw that it was a kitten - mustachioed, striped.
What a stupid kitty!
And then,
And then
He became a smart cat
And the girl also grew up, became even smarter and is studying in the first grade of the 101st school. 
verse Marshak S.Ya. Illustrations by V. Lebedev
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Mustachioed striped (verse)
There lived a girl. What was her name?
Who called
He knew
And you don't know. 
How old was she?
How many winters
So many years -
Forty is not yet
And only four years. 
And she had... Who did she have?
Grey,
Whiskered,
All striped.
Who is that? Kitty.
The girl began to put the kitten to sleep.
Here's to your back
Soft feather.
On top of the feather
A clean sheet.
Here under your ears
White pillows.
Down duvet
And a handkerchief on top.
She put the kitten down and went to dinner herself.
Comes back - what is it? 
Tail - on the pillow,
On the sheet - ears.
Is that how they sleep? She turned the kitten over, laid it down as it should:
Under the back -
Perinca.
On the feather -
Sheet.
Under the ears
Pillows.
And she went to dinner. Comes again - what is it? 
Not a feather
No sheets
No pillow
Can't see
And mustachioed
Striped
got over
Under the bed.
Is that how they sleep? What a stupid kitty!
The girl wanted to buy a kitten.
Brought
A piece
soap,
And a washcloth
Got it
And water
From the boiler
In the tea room
Cup
Brought.
The kitten did not want to wash -
He overturned the trough
And in the corner behind the chest
He began to wash his tongue.
What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to teach the kitten to speak: 
- Kitty, say: a ball.
And he says meow!
- Say: horse.
And he says meow!
- Say: e-lek-three-thing.
And he says meow meow!
All "meow" yes "meow"!
What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to feed the kitten. 
Brought oatmeal
He turned away from the cup.
There lived a girl. What was her name?
Who called
He knew.
And you don't know.
How old was she?
How many winters
So many years -
Forty is not yet.
And only four years.
And she had... Who did she have?
Grey,
Whiskered,
All striped.
Who is that? Kitty.
The girl began to put the kitten to sleep.
- Here it is under your back
Soft feather.
On top of the feather
A clean sheet.
Here under your ears
White pillows.
Down duvet
And a handkerchief on top.
She put the kitten down and went to dinner herself.
Comes back - what is it?
Tail - on the pillow,
On the sheet - ears.
Is that how they sleep? She turned the kitten over, laid it down as it should:
Under the back -
Perinca.
On the feather -
Sheet.
Under the ears
Pillows.
And she went to dinner. Comes again - what is it?
Not a feather
No sheets
No pillow
Can't see
And mustachioed
Striped
got over
Under the bed.
Is that how they sleep? What a stupid kitty!
The girl wanted to buy a kitten.
Brought
A piece
soap,
And a washcloth
Got it
And water
From the boiler
In the tea room
Cup
Brought.
The kitten did not want to wash -
He overturned the trough
And in the corner behind the chest
Washes paw with tongue.
What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to teach the kitten to speak:
- Kitty, say: a ball.
And he says meow!
- Say horse.
And he says meow!
- Say: e-lek-three-thing.
And he says meow meow!
All "meow" yes "meow"! What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to feed the kitten.
Brought oatmeal -
He turned away from the cup.
Brought him radishes -
He turned away from the bowl.
She brought a piece of lard.
The kitten says: - Not enough!
What a stupid kitty!
There were no mice in the house, but there were a lot of pencils. They lay on the table
dads and hit the kitten in the paws. As he rushed skipping, he caught a pencil,
like a mouse
And let's ride it -
From under the chair under the bed
From table to stool
From dresser to sideboard.
Push - and scratch-scratch!
And then drove under the closet.
Waiting on the rug by the closet,
I hid, breathing a little ...
Short cat paw
Don't get the pencil!
What a stupid kitty!
The girl wrapped the kitten in a scarf and went with him into the garden.
People ask: - Who is it with you?
And the girl says: - This is my daughter.
People ask: - Why does your daughter have gray cheeks?
And the girl says: - She has not washed for a long time.
People ask: - Why does she have furry paws, and a mustache, like daddy's?
The girl says: “She hasn’t shaved in a long time.
And how the kitten jumped out, how it ran, - everyone saw that it was a kitten -
Mustachioed - Striped.
What a stupid kitty!
And then,
And then
He became a smart cat
And the girl also grew up, became even smarter and studies in the first grade of a hundred
first school.
Analysis of the poem "Mustache-striped" by Marshak
"Mustache-striped" Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak first appeared on the pages of the magazine "Hedgehog".
An early version of the verse was printed in 1929. A textbook-titled version came out a year later. The final version was formed by the mid-1950s, with drawings by V. Lebedev. The writer's son, Yakov (home name - Lyalik) was not even two years old when he first heard the story of a kitten and its businesslike mistress. Father put down his books and began to improvise (at first in prose). Criticism took the book with hostility, scolding the topic and its solutions for the old regime. In terms of genre - a poetic story, rhythmic prose (it is easier for a child to perceive) alternates with poetry (of a choreic type), rhyming is adjacent. The story begins as the beginning of a fairy tale, but also as a teaser. The name of the heroine remains unknown, but the age, although reluctantly, the narrator nevertheless reports: four years. Further - the signs of the girl's pet: gray, mustachioed. The one who needs to be put to bed, bathed, taught to speak and walk. In fact, she plays with him like a doll. Next - a series of folklore enumerative gradation about a duvet cover, a blanket and a handkerchief. Diminutive suffixes enhance the resemblance to a lullaby. Adjectives are minimal and they are simple (soft, white), epithets and even less (stupid). The heroine "went to have dinner", and the kitten, of course, robbed in the crib. The poet repeatedly emphasizes that the girl, throwing a spoon, ran several times to see how her pupil was sleeping. Indignant questions (“is this how they sleep?”) And exclamations about the stupidity of a kitten are designed to make the listener smile. The child understands the game of both the girl and the narrator. It was also not possible to rub the kitten's sides with a washcloth, to increase the vocabulary - even more so (it did not go beyond natural meowing), and feeding your own porridge turned out to be not an easy task. But the heroine does not lose heart, she carries the naughty into the garden. Adults play along, ask questions. Of course, this is her daughter. Just "haven't shaved in a long time." And if the kitten had not escaped, no one would have understood anything, of course. Over time, he, of course, grew wiser, and the girl almost grew up in general - she went to first grade. One hundred and first school. So the story actually happened, literally yesterday, you can find a girl in that school, ask questions. The verses describe the city, the house, there are household details (bed, boiler, chest, bowl). A game in the taste of the kitten itself is also described - to drive pencils “under the cupboard”. There are no adults in the poems, as if the “smart girl” lives alone and is engaged in the development (physical and mental) of the cat. S. Marshak deliberately presents the story in this way, knowing child psychology. In essence, the story is in the spirit of realism. The animal does not talk, there are no magical creatures or adventures, but the poet skillfully opens the door to the children's world, living with rules and emotions that adults usually have already forgotten. Sonorous rhymes, clarity of composition make it easy for children to memorize these verses. Comparison: like a mouse. A number of prefixed verbs, onomatopoeia (tsap-scratch), verbality, dialogicity.
The first enthusiastic listener of S. Marshak's "Mustache-striped" was his little son.
Marshak's touching poem "Mustache-striped" about a girl who played with her kitten like a little son will surely please your child. After all, probably, each of us once played "daughter-mother". And when, instead of an inanimate doll, such a Mustache-striped one plays, the game becomes much more interesting and lively! 🙂
And although the mustachioed-striped one sometimes seemed like a stupid kitten, in the end he still grew into a smart cat.
Samuil Marshak
Mustachioed - Striped
There lived a girl. What was her name?
Who called
He knew.
And you don't know.
How old was she?
How many winters
So many years -
Forty is not yet.
And only four years.
And she had... Who did she have?
Grey,
Whiskered,
All striped.
Who is that? Kitty.
The girl began to put the kitten to sleep.
- Here it is under your back
Soft feather.
On top of the feather
A clean sheet.
Here under your ears
White pillows.
Down duvet
And a handkerchief on top.
Comes back - what is it?
Tail - on the pillow,
On the sheet - ears.
Is that how they sleep? She turned the kitten over, laid it down as it should:
Under the back -
Perinca.
On the feather -
Sheet.
Under the ears
Pillows.
And she went to dinner. Comes again - what is it?
Not a feather
No sheets
No pillow
Can't see
And mustachioed
Striped
got over
Under the bed.
Is that how they sleep? What a stupid kitty!
The girl wanted to buy a kitten.
Brought
A piece
soap,
And a washcloth
Got it
And water
From the boiler
In the tea room
Cup
Brought.
The kitten did not want to wash -
He overturned the trough
And in the corner behind the chest
Washes paw with tongue.
What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to teach the kitten to speak:
- Kitty, say: a ball.
And he says meow!
- Say horse.
And he says meow!
- Say: e-lek-three-thing.
And he says meow meow!
All "meow" yes "meow"! What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to feed the kitten.
Brought oatmeal -
He turned away from the cup.
Brought him radishes -
He turned away from the bowl.
She brought a piece of lard.
The kitten says: - Not enough!
What a stupid kitty!
There were no mice in the house, but there were a lot of pencils. They lay on the table with dad and hit the kitten in the paws. As he rushed skipping, he caught a pencil like a mouse,
And let's ride it -
From under the chair under the bed
From table to stool
From dresser to sideboard.
Push - and scratch-scratch!
And then drove under the closet.
Waiting on the rug by the closet,
I hid, breathing a little ...
Short cat paw
Don't get the pencil!
What a stupid kitty!
The girl wrapped the kitten in a scarf and went with him into the garden.
People ask: - Who is it with you?
And the girl says: - This is my daughter.
People ask: - Why does your daughter have gray cheeks?
And the girl says: - She has not washed for a long time.
People ask: - Why does she have furry paws, and a mustache, like daddy's?
The girl says: “She hasn’t shaved in a long time.
And how the kitten jumped out, how it ran, - everyone saw that it was a kitten -
Mustachioed - Striped.
What a stupid kitty!
And then,
And then
He became a smart cat
And the girl also grew up, became even smarter and is studying in the first grade of the 101st school.
There lived a girl. What was her name?
Who called
He knew.
And you don't know.
How old was she?
How many winters
So many years -
Forty is not yet.
And only four years.
And she had... Who did she have?
Grey,
Whiskered,
All striped.
Who is that? Kitty.
The girl began to put the kitten to sleep.
Here's to your back
Soft feather.
On top of the feather
A clean sheet.
Here under your ears
White pillows.
Down duvet
And a handkerchief on top.
She put the kitten down and went to dinner herself.
Comes back - what is it?
Tail - on the pillow,
On the sheet - ears.
Is that how they sleep? She turned the kitten over, laid it down as it should:
Under the back -
Perinca.
On the feather -
Sheet.
Under the ears
Pillows.
And she went to dinner. Comes again - what is it?
Not a feather
No sheets
No pillow
Can't see
And mustachioed
Striped
got over
Under the bed.
Is that how they sleep? What a stupid kitty!
The girl wanted to buy a kitten.
Brought
A piece
soap,
And a washcloth
Got it
And water
From the boiler
In the tea room
Cup
Brought.
The kitten did not want to wash -
He overturned the trough
And in the corner behind the chest
Washes paw with tongue.
What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to teach the kitten to speak:
Kitty, say: ball.
And he says meow!
Say horse.
And he says meow!
Say: e-lek-three-thing.
And he says meow meow!
All "meow" yes "meow"! What a stupid kitty!
The girl began to feed the kitten.
Brought oatmeal -
He turned away from the cup.
Brought him radishes -
He turned away from the bowl.
She brought a piece of lard.
The kitten says: - Not enough!
What a stupid kitty!
There were no mice in the house, but there were a lot of pencils. They lay on the table
dads and hit the kitten in the paws. As he rushed skipping, he caught a pencil,
like a mouse
And let's ride it -
From under the chair under the bed
From table to stool
From dresser to sideboard.
Push - and tsap-scratch!
And then drove under the closet.
Waiting on the rug by the closet,
I hid, breathing a little ...
Short cat paw
Don't get the pencil!
What a stupid kitty!
The girl wrapped the kitten in a scarf and went with him into the garden.
People ask: - Who is it with you?
And the girl says: - This is my daughter.
People ask: - Why does your daughter have gray cheeks?
And the girl says: - She has not washed for a long time.
People ask: - Why does she have furry paws, and a mustache, like daddy's?
The girl says: - She has not shaved for a long time.
And how the kitten jumped out, how it ran, - everyone saw that it was a kitten -
Mustachioed - Striped.
What a stupid kitty!
And then,
And then
He became a smart cat
And the girl also grew up, became even smarter and studies in the first grade of a hundred
first school.