A cautionary tale

Posted on: June 29, 2020 at 21:41:43 CT

HERE is cruel Frederick, see!
A horrid wicked boy was he;
He caught the flies, poor little things,
And then tore off their tiny wings.

He killed the birds, and broke the chairs,
And threw the kitten down the stairs;
And Oh! far worse than all beside,
He whipped his Mary, till she cried.

The trough was full, and faithful Tray
Came out to drink one sultry day;
He wagged his tail, and wet his lip,
When cruel Fred snatched up a whip,
And whipped poor Tray till he was sore,
And kicked and whipped him more and more:

At this, good Tray grew very red,
And growled and bit him till he bled;
Then you should only have been by,
To see how Fred did scream and cry!

So Frederick had to go to bed;
His leg was very sore and red!
The Doctor came and shook his head,
And made a very great-to-do,
And gave him nasty physic too.

But good dog Tray is happy now;
He has no time to say “Bow-wow!”
He seats himself in Frederick’s chair,
And laughs to see the nice things there:
The soup he swallows sup by sup,
And eats the pies and puddings up