THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL
I grieve to say Mike spends the day tormenting hungry birds; He pulls their fine tail feathers out. nor heeds their pleading words. He pounces on their uncles and he persecutes their cousins. Indeed, I fear, when evening falls, that he has worried dozens!
Then when at last he goes to bed, quite sleepy, tired and cheerful, He must have overeaten, for he has a Nightmare fearful! He finds he’s tramped for miles and miles—-his weary steps grow slowerThen, horrors! He’s arrested by an enormous Moa!
•Ha!” Shouts this mighty eature. “I fear you are a spy!” You will be tried for treason. If guilty, you shall die!” He drags Mike to the Moa Court and ties him to a stake. As Moas gather round him, the very earth does shake!
All day they take to judge Mm, There is great argument Before they say, ‘‘Don’t kill him, but mete out punishment By kicking him from Moa Land until he’s stiff and sore!” —The first kick falls . . •! Mike yells, and wakes to find he’s on the floor!
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 248, 31 July 1937, Page 9
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181THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 248, 31 July 1937, Page 9
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