He stole the cheese to free the birds
the four and twenty waiting
Thieving magpie makes their day
see prisoners escaping.
The king was snoring in his bed,
his breakfast pie now empty.
Below the maid was crying hard,
for kings just tea ain’t plenty.
The queen was happy ‘cause the king
was fat and very lazy,
Without his pie, he grabbed his toast,
and thought that all was daisy.
Cause kings can slim with exercise
and kiss his queen now singing
in praise for thieving magpie’s deed:
the diet it was bringing.
painting by Rubens Peale
On Sunday’s I seem to be in the mood to write little fun ditties instead of dark and heavy… I hope you like my little variation of the old nursery rhyme. Linked to Magpie tales
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November 22, 2015
Björn Rudbergs writings 
excellent twist on that old nursery rhyme! Cheers!
Fun ditty, indeed. It’s good to have a break from the intensity of what we usually write–some of us. Have a happy day. Well, mine is just beginning and I suppose yours is almost spent!
This is adorable. 🙂
A new technique for weight loss…
Ha! This is delightful, Bjorn!
I hope you have a child in your life because this is wonderful!
Wow talk about seeing the positives !
Lovely poem 🙂
Haha you made me smile with this little ditty Bjorn.
My first grin of the day! Nice one.
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Nice work. 🙂
Oh, so very clever! LOVED, loved, loved this one!
hahaha, who would think a bird stealing a king’s meal would lead to weight lost and a happy queen. All in a day’s work, Mr. Magpie.
Clever and fun rhyme to match pretty magpie art 🙂
oh…the king! (this is my pen name)
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hahah… that was fun
thanks for the smile
And then the fat and lazy King joined Weight Watchers. Lol!
Fun Indeed..well done
Lol… Sixpence for your new diet programme!!
Ha Ha! Not only do I love the rewrite of a nursery rhyme but this one has a brilliant twist in the diet. That magpie is fat.
This was just what I needed this afternoon! A lot of fun to read, and I like the ending.
This is really a fun way to appreciate the magpie!
sure was fun reading this one
have a nice Tuesday
much love…
Guffaw! Love this!
I am giggling at this. I could use a thieving magpie at times.
I’m smiling, Bjorn. 🙂 Women can work their ways to control us guys without us really knowing that aspect. Nicely written.
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A fun bit of whimsy … you have such a knack with light writing – which is much more difficult, I have found, than it often looks at first read.
Fat old king, makes my heart sing.