What age group is "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" suitable for?

Suitable for children aged 4-8. Reading time is about 3-5 minutes.

The Owl and the Pussy-cat

Name: The Owl and the Pussy-cat
Author: Original poem by Edward Lear — retold by the Hoot Tales team

A colorful owl and cat sailing together in a small pea-green boat on a sparkling deep blue sea at night, under a huge glowing golden moon and vivid stars

The Owl and the Pussy-cat set sail in a beautiful pea-green boat, out on the sea at night. They took some honey, and plenty of money wrapped up in a big bank-note.

An owl playing a tiny guitar under a starry indigo night sky, singing to a smiling cat aboard a green boat on a glittering moonlit sea

The Owl looked up at the stars sparkling above and sang to a tiny guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy my love, what a beautiful Pussy you are!"

An owl and a cat sailing past a colorful tropical island with a tall glowing Bong-tree under starlight and a big golden moon

The Pussy-cat smiled and said, "I would love to marry you, but we haven't got a ring." So they sailed on for a year and a day, until they reached the land where the Bong-tree grows.

A tiny pink piglet with a gold ring on its nose on a colorful tropical shore, an owl and cat nearby, a turkey officiating a wedding on a hilltop under a starry sky

There they found a little Piggy who wore a ring at the end of his nose. They bought the ring for just one shilling, and a Turkey who lived on the hill married them right there on the mountaintop.

An owl and a cat dancing together happily on a moonlit beach at night, colorful lanterns and a big glowing golden moon, stars sparkling above

That night, they celebrated with mince and slices of quince, eating with a curious runcible spoon. Then, hand in hand, they danced happily together by the light of the moon.