FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS

But gravitation's law, of course, As Isaac Newton showed it, Exerted on the cheese its force. And elsewhere soon bestowed it. In fact, there is no need to tell What happened when to earth it fell. I blush to add that when the bird Took in the situation He said one brief, emphatic word. Unfit for publication. The fox was greatly startled, but He only sighed and answered "Tut." The moral is: A fox is bound To be a shameless sinner. And also: When the cheese comes round You know it's after dinner. But (what is only known to few) The fox is after dinner, too. 83