A Little Girl's Story

I'll be short and quick, 

faster than it takes a frog to lick. 

The story is quite sad, 

but for some it makes quite mad. 

It is your choice and yours only, 

but I would advise you to listen and remember to do your chores! 

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Once upon a time, 

a little girl just turned nine. 

Gifts of every assortment stood, 

oh would she be good! 

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Time goes, 

strands of hair lengthen, 

but not in the slightest for one. 

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Little Mary, 

little as she was, 

could grow no longer.

Her chores were not done;

she refused to do even one wash.
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Years have gone by,
hairs grown old,
weak,
and brittle.
Yet, she still lives,
only nine years old.

 

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

I enjoyed the old style you've employed here, telling in a sort of Mother Goose way about the girl who stunted her own growth. The moral is an excellent one.

[Spencer Barker]

Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you enjoyed it!