The six blind elephants and the man
(After John Godfrey Saxe.)
It was six jolly ELEPHANTS
(And all of them were blind),
That all agreed to search the town
To study humankind,
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The first one felt the human's head;
In puzzled tones he spake:
"This wonder of a Human Man
Is flat as griddle-cake!"
The others solemnly agreed,
"'Tis true, and no mistake."
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Sat 23rd Aug 2014 16:54
Very clever and funny. These 'elephants' are famous creatures, are they not? Is that the connection to Hilaire Belloc? (I'm fishing through my mind - not the Internet - and the waters are very muddy.)