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Aesops Fables in verse

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  • 12-08-2013 10:01pm
    #1
    Monkeybonkers
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    I often find when reading to my young nieces and nephews that they seem to enjoy it more when whatever is being read to them has a rhyming pattern so as an experiment I decided to rewrite a couple of Aesops Fables as poems.

    I have posted a link to the original fable and then my own version underneath.

    What do you think?


    http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?4&TheTownMouseandtheCountryMouse2

    The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

    The city mouse out of boredom
    With his cousin went to stay
    This cousin lived in the countryside
    Which seemed terribly far away

    The country mouse was joyful
    To see his city friend
    “Come, dine with me dear relative
    Our feast will never end.”

    They ate well beneath the table
    Bacon, cheese and bread
    But the city mouse wasn’t satisfied
    “This is humble fare,” he said

    “Come with me, country cousin
    I’ll show you how to live
    For my house up in the city
    Has much better food to give”

    No sooner said than done
    (Though sooner than country mouse liked!)
    They started on their journey
    And reached the city late that night

    “You must surely now be hungry,”
    Said polite city mouse
    And guided his friend to the dining room
    Of his grand old city house

    There beneath the table lay
    Remains of a fine feast
    Soon the two were dining
    On jellies, cakes and sweets

    Suddenly growling and barking
    Was heard throughout the house
    “What’s that dreadful music?”
    Said the frightened country mouse

    “Only my masters dogs”
    Said the city mouse, on the floor
    “Only?...” said the fearful other
    As two mastiffs burst in the door

    “Goodbye my city cousin
    I can no longer stay with you here
    Better bread and bacon in peace
    Than cake and sweets in fear.”


    http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?4&TheWolfandtheLamb2
    The Wolf and the Lamb

    A wolf lay down beside a flowing spring to ease his thirst

    When spying lamb downstream he thought “I’ll ease my hunger first.

    I need excuse to grab that little lamb, now let me think,”

    Then shouted out “How dare you muddy the water that I drink?”

    “No, no...” cried little lamb, “...you’re mistaken, can’t you see?

    I’m drinking here downstream so mud is flowing from you to me!”

    “ Well then...” said wolf “...why did you call me names this time last year?”

    “I’m only six months old...” said lamb “...I wasn’t even here!”

    But angry wolf snarled out “If it was not you it was your mother”

    And running quickly down the stream he jumped upon the other

    Lamb knew then that her time was up and with her final words

    Cried “Any excuse will serve a tyrant!” to the rest of the frightened herd.


    http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?1&TheCockandthePearl&&cockperl2.ram
    The Cock andthe Pearl
    A cock was strutting in the farmyard
    When among the hens he saw
    Something glittering and gleaming,
    Hidden beneath the straw
    “Ho ho,” said he, “that’s for me”
    But the object at which he peeked
    Turned out to be a pearl
    Which he picked up in his beak
    “You may be treasure to others
    Their person to adorn
    But I’d gladly give you up
    For a single barley corn.”
    Precious things are for those who can prize them


    Don't know what happened with the font there, it went funny when I posted it


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