Manners

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by Howard Nemerov

Prig offered Pig the first chance at dessert,
So Pig reached out and speared the bigger part.

"Now that," cried Prig, "is extremely rude of you!"
Pig, with his mouth full, said, "Wha, wha' wou' 'ou do?"

"I would have taken the littler bit," said Prig.
"Stop kvetching, then it's what you've got," said Pig.

So virtue is its own reward, you see.
And that is all it's ever going to be.

Comments

  1. RudeeNovember 16, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    Clever. Much easier to cut equal portions, don't you think? For instance, I cut up an apple pie into 8 pieces last night. Just don't tell anyone I ate two of them.

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  2. English RiderNovember 16, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Howard Nemerov was raised by wolves!

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  3. WinnyNinny PooPooNovember 16, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    My childhood with my older sister counting M&M's, one for you, two for me, one for you, two for me!!!

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  4. KathleenNovember 16, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    I wanna know where you got that illustration. That's hilarious!!!

    Do you know the secret of splitting a banana in 3 equal pieces? E-mail me and I'll tell you how!

    Nice to see you in the 'hood. And that's for your lovely sentiment about my friend Renie. Meant a great deal to me.

    Warmly,
    Kathleen

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  5. OwenNovember 17, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    Thank you for the chuckle... perhaps the Prig should not dine with Pigs if he does not like their manners...

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  6. RoseNovember 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Good to hear from you!

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  7. Annie CoeNovember 17, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    You are back! I missed you. Love Pooh and he is so wise. xoxo

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  8. UnknownNovember 17, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    LOL...Pooh IS wise, not to mention germophobic!

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  9. CathyNovember 18, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    I do so love your blog! thank you so much for taking the time to do it.

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  10. AnonymousMay 25, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    hi

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