Spider by Lip Kee @ flickrThe Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss MuffetLITTLE Miss Muffet discovered a tuffet,(Which never occurred to the rest of us)And, as 'twas a June day, and just about noonday,She wanted to eat--like the rest of us:Her diet was whey, and I hasten to sayIt is wholesome and people grow fat on it.The spot being lonely, the lady not onlyDiscovered the tuffet, but sat on it. A rivulet gabbled beside her and babbled,As rivulets always are thought to do,And dragon flies sported around and cavorted,As poets say dragon flies ought to do;When, glancing aside for a moment, she spiedA horrible sight that brought fear to her,A hideous spider was sitting beside her,And most unavoidably near to her! Albeit unsightly, this creature politely Said:"Madam, I earnestly vow to you,I'm penitent that I did not bring my hat.I Should otherwise certainly bow to you."Thought anxious to please, he was so ill at easeThat he lost all his sense of propriety,And grew so inept that he clumsily steptIn her plate--which is barred in Society. This curious error completed her terror;She shuddered, and growing much paler, notOnly left tuffet, but dealt him a buffetWhich doubled him up in a sailor knot.It should be explained that at this he was pained:He cried: "I have vexed you, no doubt of it!Your fists's like a truncheon." "You're still in my luncheon,"Was all that she answered. "Get out of it!" And the Moral is this: Be it madam or missTo whom you have something to say,You are only absurd when you get in the curdBut you're rude when you get in the whey.by Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904)*** "The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet" is reprinted from Fables for the Frivolous. Guy Wetmore Carryl. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899.*** Return to original post: Funny Poet: Guy Wetmore Carryl*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Funny Poem Fairy Tale: The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet
Spider by Lip Kee @ flickrThe Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss MuffetLITTLE Miss Muffet discovered a tuffet,(Which never occurred to the rest of us)And, as 'twas a June day, and just about noonday,She wanted to eat--like the rest of us:Her diet was whey, and I hasten to sayIt is wholesome and people grow fat on it.The spot being lonely, the lady not onlyDiscovered the tuffet, but sat on it. A rivulet gabbled beside her and babbled,As rivulets always are thought to do,And dragon flies sported around and cavorted,As poets say dragon flies ought to do;When, glancing aside for a moment, she spiedA horrible sight that brought fear to her,A hideous spider was sitting beside her,And most unavoidably near to her! Albeit unsightly, this creature politely Said:"Madam, I earnestly vow to you,I'm penitent that I did not bring my hat.I Should otherwise certainly bow to you."Thought anxious to please, he was so ill at easeThat he lost all his sense of propriety,And grew so inept that he clumsily steptIn her plate--which is barred in Society. This curious error completed her terror;She shuddered, and growing much paler, notOnly left tuffet, but dealt him a buffetWhich doubled him up in a sailor knot.It should be explained that at this he was pained:He cried: "I have vexed you, no doubt of it!Your fists's like a truncheon." "You're still in my luncheon,"Was all that she answered. "Get out of it!" And the Moral is this: Be it madam or missTo whom you have something to say,You are only absurd when you get in the curdBut you're rude when you get in the whey.by Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904)*** "The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet" is reprinted from Fables for the Frivolous. Guy Wetmore Carryl. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899.*** Return to original post: Funny Poet: Guy Wetmore Carryl*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates!
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