Monday, March 22, 2010

Jonti The Lion

Jonti is a shoebox sized lion, with smooth beige fur and a scraggly light brown mane. His mane looks like pile of straw thrown on his head and his fur feels like a new carpet. He has small beige/white ears sticking out of his mane, big caramel colored eyes and a large half white colored snout peppered with white whiskers. Even though Jonti has a small frame he has large and strong paws and a long tail with a wisp of brown hair at the very end. When you look at Jonti’s face you see kind eyes and the cutest little pink nose but behind this façade one can see pain disguised behind the mask of a proud lion. For Jonti has been kept against his will by an English Teacher, for who knows how many days. No one can expect to be happy after that ordeal.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Poetry Plagiarization Part 2: The Scam

Robert The Posh Fox


Robert the posh fox had a tea party

In the middle of the forest is where it was

He invited the lark, the moose and the monkey

And they had a wonderful time juggling saws

When they were done they couldn't stop giggling

For the lark had fallen to the ground

His friends so bemused couldn't stop chuckling

For the lark was now tumbling around

Tumbling around

Tumbling around

For the lark was now tumbling around


The lark was so dizzy from tumbling down the hill

That the moose and the monkey decided to help

By making the lark laugh, pretending to be an elephant

But suddenly they heard a loud yelp

Now they heard what they never before had, had

Robert the posh fox was laughing like mad

Twas such a frightfully funny sight

That the lark, the moose and the monkey joined

They joined

Oh yes, they joined

The lark, the moose and the monkey joined


The four friends decided to go to the stream

And swing from the weeping willow tree

The monkey and the moose were splashing around

The fox and the lark discussed his dream

Then they all sat down and ate crumpets and scones

They talked and talked so out came the moon

To make the day perfect they split a wishbone

And the monkey wished for a tune

He wished for a tune

He wished for a tune

So Robert played it on his didgeridoo

Poetry Plagiarization Part 1: The Original

    The Owl and The Pussycat (Edward Lear)

    The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea

    In a beautiful pea green boat,

    They took some honey, and plenty of money,

    Wrapped up in a five pound note.

    The Owl looked up to the stars above,

    And sang to a small guitar,

    'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,

    What a beautiful Pussy you are,

    You are,

    You are!

    What a beautiful Pussy you are!'

    Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl!

    How charmingly sweet you sing!

    O let us be married! too long we have tarried:

    But what shall we do for a ring?'

    They sailed away, for a year and a day,

    To the land where the Bong-tree grows

    And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood

    With a ring at the end of his nose,

    His nose,

    His nose,

    With a ring at the end of his nose.

    'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling

    Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.'

    So they took it away, and were married next day

    By the Turkey who lives on the hill.

    They dined on mince, and slices of quince,

    Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

    And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,

    They danced by the light of the moon,

    The moon,

    The moon,

    They danced by the light of the moon.