"
Three Little Kittens" is an English language
nursery rhyme, probably with roots in the British folk tradition. The rhyme as published today however is a sophisticated piece usually attributed to American poet
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen (1787-1860). With the passage of time, the poem has been absorbed into the
Mother Goose collection. The rhyme tells of three kittens who first lose, then find and soil, their mittens. When all is finally set to rights, the kittens receive their mother's approval and some pie. It has a
Roud Folk Song Index number of 16150.