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Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 12, 21 March 1923, Page 14
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There was once a little animal No bigger than a fox, And on, five toes he scampered Over Tertiary,- rocks; His name was Eohippus, And they called him very smaM, And they thought him of no value — When they thought of him at all. For the lumpish Dinoceras, And Coryphodon so slow, Were the heavy aristocracy In days of long ago. Said the little EoMppus: "I am going to be a horse! And on my middle finger nail, To run my early course! I'm going to have a flowing tail! I'm going to have a inane! I'm going to stand fourteen hanfle high. On the psychozoic plain!" The Coryphodon was horrified. The Dinoceras was shocked; And they chased young Eohlppus, But he skipped away and mocketL Then tliey laughed enormous laughter And they groaned prodigious groans, .And they baue young EoMppus Go nnfl view his father's bones. Said they; "Thou always wert as small .And mean as now we see, And therefore it is evident That tiiort art '.always going to be!" ■ "What! Be a great, tall, tandsoine ! beast, With hools to gallop on! 'Why. you'd have to change jour na- i ture!" Said the Loxolophodon.. They considered him disposed of And retired with gait serene— 'That was the way they argued j In "iihe early Eocene." •There was once an Anthropoidal Ape, • Far smaller than the rest, And everything his mates could do, He could do the best; So they naturally disliked him, And gave him shoulders cool, And when they had to mention him They said he was a fool. Cried this pretentious Ape one day: "I'm going to fie a man! And stand upright and hunt and fight, • And conquer all I can! I'm going to cut down forest trees. To make my houses Mgherl I'm going to kill the mastodon! I'm going to make a fire!" Loud screamed the Anthropoidal Apes With laughter wild and gay; Then ilioy tried to catch that boas trul one, But he always got away.. So they yelled at him in chorus Which, lie minded not a writ; And they pelted him with, cocoa-' nuts Which didn't seem to hit. And then they gave him reasons, Which they thought of great avail, To prove now hfs preposterous Attempt was snre to fall. Said the sages: '-'In the first-place' The thing , cannot bo done! And, second, if it could be, It would not be any fun! And third, and most conclusive, And admitting no reply, You would have to change your nature, We should like to sec yon try? . They chuckled.then triumphantly. Those lean and hairy apes,, For these things passed as arguments With the. Antlifopodial Apes. There was once a Neolithic Man r An enterprising wight, 1 Who made his chopping implements Unusually h right. Unusually clever lie/ v Unusually brave; . And lie drew-delightful mammoths On the borders of Ms cave. To his Neolithic neighbours, Who vrero startled , and surprised, Said he: "My friends., !n course of time shall "be civilised! Wo are going to live in cities! We arc going to fight in wars! We are iroius to eat fhree times «i day Without Iho natural cause! ,We are going to ,turn life upside down About a thing called gcltf? Wo are going to claim tie earth and tako ■ As much as we can hold! | We are going -to wear great-piles jof j stuff . j Outside our proper skins! - j "We are going to hare diseases? .And accomplishments!! aaflj ' sins!!!". The* they all rose up in fury i Against Ihelv boastful U'o? prehistorlopatience , ( *< Oaxao -quickly fc% -an end, i .Said one; ""iTiitg is. Utopian! * AbsordP* Said anothen "What a stupid JUte! Tw dull, upon iriy wordt* : •(Tried all; 'jPefore srocfc thipss $*j^
