Suddenly, the fish spots the children’s mother walking toward the house's front door, which prompts the boy to track down and capture the Things with a net. Angered by the mess, the boy declares, "I do NOT like the way that they play/If Mother could see this,/Oh, what would she say!" (223-225). After shaking the children’s hands, the Things recklessly fly kites inside the house, knocking down most of the household belongings.
Instead, the Cat brings in a big box and unleashes Thing 1 and Thing 2, two identical creatures with poofy blue hair and matching red jumpsuits. Livid at the mess, the fish demands that the Cat leave. He begs for the children’s attention so they can learn how to have fun, though he soon loses his balance and falls, and all the items topple to the floor. With the fishbowl propped on top of the umbrella, the Cat stands on a ball while holding a book, a glass of milk, a toy ship, a fan, and a cake.
The Cat shows Sally and the boy his first trick: an elaborate balancing act involving several household items. The children's pet fish suddenly leaps from his bowl and urges Sally and the boy to force the Cat to leave: "He should not be here/When your mother is out!" (52-53). While the Cat claims that the children's mother would not mind his visit, the children are silent, unsure of how to respond to the Cat's offer without their mother present. After a loud and sudden thump, the Cat-a tall, flamboyantly dressed, anthropomorphic cat-enters the house, greets the children, and offers them to show them some fun games and tricks. The children's mother is away, leaving them home alone and bored. Sally and her unnamed brother sit and stare out of a window on a cold, wet day.
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