Everyone knows the poet Mikhail Yasnov. Even those who have not heard his name (and such people do exist, although not often) know him. More precisely, they know him as the “scarecrow-meow” - the one who “sat on the pipe.” This is a kind of “calling card” that every writer has - a work that has gained popularity through unknown means. Maybe Vladimir Alenikov’s cartoon contributed to this? Or songs to the music of Igor Kosmachev? Or publications in magazines? Or a name that sounds like a tease (and children love teasers and remember them with pleasure). Be that as it may, the Scarecrow-Meowchel became one of the favorite heroes of children and adults. In the “cat collection” of Mikhail Yasnov, next to the famous “Stuffed Animal-Meowchel” there were other, less well-known, but no less charming and funny cats, cats- robbers and curious kittens. After all, a cat, after a favorite toy, is the closest “animal” creature to a child, living very close by, at arm’s length. She is constantly in his field of vision, and this is the best reason to make her the hero of the poem. Much has already been said, but how many new and unexpected things can still be spied on (or overheard): A fur-lined sled was sent for Pussy from Alaska, So that Pussy would ride down the icy mountain in the winter, climbing into the sled. For preschool children. 8th edition, stereotypical.