Going The Whole Hedgehog
(A little exercise in the terms of military science)
By
WHIM-WHAM
T= Hedgehog in the Bottleneck Was very nearly shattered twice, Bat stoutly pushed the Pincers back And drove a Wedge into the Vice; While all along the Elbow flew Umbrellas fanning from the Rear, And forward Elements went through To mop up Pockets far and near. ye infiltrated round the Bulge And closed the Sack and stormed the Box, I am unable to divulgeSo daring and unorthodox This scissors Move, this flanking Prong, I wish I had the words to tell How Triangles so square and strong Were cut off from their Base and fell. ETRAYED! Betrayed! the Hedgehog cried, While Claws contracted everywhere, Then Pincers pounced and Gaps grew wide; . He was encircled fair and square. With Hammerblow, with Punch and Thrust, hey crossed his T and stopped his Gap; They broke his Core and cracked his Crust And scraped the Remnants off she Map! Hm _______|}
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 182, 18 December 1942, Page 5
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162Going The Whole Hedgehog New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 182, 18 December 1942, Page 5
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