And promptly reentered the jar.
The fisherman corked him up tight: The genie protested and raved, But for all he accomplished, he might As well all his shouting have saved.
And, whenever a generous bonus is paid, The fisherman willingly tells The singular tale of this trick that he played, To the guests in the summer hotels.
_The Moral_: When fortune you strike, And you"ve slipped through a dangerous crack, Get as forward as ever you like, But never, oh, _never_ get back!
_Envoi_
Now don"t go and say you"d a dim Idea of these stories before, For I"ve frankly confessed them from Grimm, The monarch of magical lore:
And if, by repeating, I took Your time, I will candidly vow _This_ moral (the last in the book) Has never been published till now!
_The Moral_: The skeleton"s Grimm, But I have supplied the apparel, So it"s fifty per cent, of it Him, And it"s fifty per cent. of it Carryl.
But still (from the personal severing, For it isn"t my nature to grump,) I acknowledge a measure of Levering Levering-ed the whole of the lump!
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