Berban the cat, black with white belly,
overheard rumors from cats in back alley;
that somewhere there's a cat's coat just like his
but tanned its belly black in the sun, though not with ease
"A hard task to tack with," he thought
"but for a coat true black, that's well worth it!"
So he start to tan his belly, with every chance of sunlight.
no one in the family knows his plot, except the girl
who said to him one day,
"you can't tan furs black, you silly cat!"
"Oh!wait till I do, you'll see!"he protests
"it doesn't matter whether your belly's black or white,"
she said: "I love you just the same."
Berban paused and give it a thought
"Would you love me still if I persisted?"
She frowned, she grimaced, she tilted her head and sigh
"as long as you're happy, whatever you like..."
