There was an Old Man of Apulia,
Whose conduct was very peculiar;
He fed twenty sons,
Upon nothing but buns,
That whimsical Man of Apulia.
E.Lear, 1846
Stalin's thinking of you
Waiting for the sun
There was a Young Lady of Turkey,
Who wept when the weather was murky;
When the day turned out fine,
She ceased to repine,
That capricious Young Lady of Turkey.
E.Lear, 1846
A nose to be proud of
There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.
E.Lear, 1846
Trotting on a swine
There was a Young Lady of Bute,
Who played on a silver-gilt flute;
She played several jigs,
To her uncle's white pigs,
That amusing Young Lady of Bute.
E.Lear, 1846
Sitting on a palm tree
There was an Old Person of Philae,
Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;
He rushed up a Palm,
When the weather was calm,
And observed all the ruins of Philae.
E.Lear, 1846
Shtirlitz time machine
Needle the beetle
There was an Old Man of Quebec,
A beetle ran over his neck;
But he cried, "With a needle,
I'll slay you, O beadle!"
That angry Old Man of Quebec.
E.Lear, 1846
IF - resolutions
"What's going on? Haven't you heard the new resolutions?"
New arrests were the answer to a peaceful vigil held by the supporters of former deputy premier Boris Nemzov.
Latter, and some other opposition activists were taking part in the New Year's Eve demonstrations, which were the latest in a series of demos held by protesters on the 31st of a calendar month, in reference to Article 31 of the Russian constitution which guarantees the freedom of assembly. // source
Escaping on a steed
There was an Old Person of Basing,
Whose presence of mind was amazing;
He purchased a steed,
Which he rode at full speed,
And escaped from the people of Basing.
E.Lear, 1846
Khodorkovsky, Liberated
Oil? What oil? Everyone's been using solar batteries for the last 50 years!
Falling in water
There was an Old Person of Cadiz,
Who was always polite to all ladies;
But in handing his daughter,
He fell into the water,
Which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz.
E.Lear, 1846
Mousecity website updated
Online version of Mousecity comic column for The Moscow News is massively updated with 17 more short stories about good bulldog Sharik and his friends.
Ladies catching fish
There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils;
They caught several Fish,
Which they put in a dish,
And sent to their Pa at Marseilles.
E.Lear, 1846
Running with bees
There was an old person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.
E.Lear, 1846
Flying Santa
That’s what I call a good meal
There was an Old Person whose habits,
Induced him to feed upon Rabbits;
When he'd eaten eighteen,
He turned perfectly green,
Upon which he relinquished those habits.
E.Lear, 1846
Happy with senna
There was an Old Man of Vienna,
Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;
When that did not agree,
He took Camomile Tea,
That nasty Old Man of Vienna.
E.Lear, 1846
A squeezed young lady
There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Who casually sat in a doorway;
When the door squeezed her flat,
She exclaimed, "What of that?"
This courageous Young Lady of Norway.
E.Lear, 1846
Sad drinking
