Such A Friendship Could Never Last...

During a conversation about Dr Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham...
Older Son: You should only eat green eggs and ham at the table, shouldn't you Mummy?
me: Mm.
Older Son: You should not eat them in a box, you should not eat them with a fox. You should not eat them in a house, you should not eat them with a mouse.
Younger Son (interrupting): Yes, yes, in a house! At the table!
Older Son: Oh, yes.
me: With a mouse?
Older Son: No.
Younger Son: Jinx (our cat) would like them with a mouse.
(pause as we all consider)
Older Son: Yes. Jinx would eat the green eggs and ham. And then the mouse.