VERY UNFAIR
They say I must not tell a lie, Or fib, however small, While all the time they're saying things That are not true at all. They say that when their ships come home They'll buy mo trains and whips; While all the time they know they won't — They haven't any ships. They say the way to catch a bird, That's never known to fail, Is just to take a pinch of salt And put it on its tail. I really knew that was not true, But thought I'd try one day; But just as I got near the bird, Of course, it flew away. And lots of things that are not true Are very often said; But if I make a slight mistake I'm smacked and sent to bed. And I don't think it's fair at all To give me all tho blame; If I must always speak the truth Why don't they do the same? —Mary W. L. Roper.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21640, 4 November 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)
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162VERY UNFAIR New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21640, 4 November 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)
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