There's a green oak by the sea,
A golden chain hangs arround on that oak,
And a learned cat walks up and down,
Day and night, along that chain.
He walks to the right   he starts a song,
To the left   tells a tale.
There are wonders: a wood-goblin roams,
A mermaid sits on branches there;
There, on unknown paths,
You can find the footprints of unseen beasts;
There stands a hut on chicken legs,
With no windows, with no doors..