MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB


Mary had a little lamb,
She was too fond of him.
Sleeping in her bed one night,
She had a funny dream.

She saw that the lamb had turned
Into a tiger big,
Munching with ferocious force
A tender tiny twig.

The twig turned in a moment
Into a mighty oak;
The tiger, on climbing it,
Became a tiny frog.

The frog came to Mary and
Requested for some bread;
She fed him and put him down
In her own tiny bed.

In the morning she got up
And found there was no frog;
In his place there was a prince,
Wearing a silken frock.


* Written in abcb 7-6-7-6 format.

*This is a fanciful version of the classical fairy tale "FROG PRINCE" . The original tale can be seen at http://childhoodreading.com/Edmund_Dulac_and_Gus/Magic_Jewel.html


M C Gupta
30 May 2004