The elephant

Cherry

By Parson Thru

Mon, 12 Jun 2017
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The elephant went to the zoo
To see what he could do
The keeper gave him a sweeping-brush
And told him to sweep up poo

The keeper couldn’t see
That the elephant had a Degree
But he knew that he was desperate
And would pretty-much work for free

The elephant swept the park
He worked till it was dark
While the keeper sat in the office
Thinking “Work? Sod that for a lark.”

The keeper was going nowhere
He was happy to sit in his chair
Looking down on the elephant
And plucking his nasal hair

The elephant left the zoo
Moved on to pastures new
The keeper found an orangutan
Who was willing to sweep up poo

The keeper arrived one day
Found the animals taken away
To a zoo in Eastern Europe
Where they sweep for lower pay

Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

The way of the world.  Lovely nursery rhyme feel with, like all nursery rhymes, a deeper meaning.  That first stanza particularly is a real earworm (do they have those at your zoo?).

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks airyfairy. Bad things, earworms. Last one ate its keeper. :)

Thank you for the pick.

Had given up on writing a bit, but had a lesson cancelled as I was taking the bus out to it. This thing invaded me as I was walking back to the bus station.

Parson Thru