"I am the Most
Wise Baviaan"


(How the Leopard
got his Spots)






I AM the Most Wise Baviaan, saying in most wise tones,
€˜Let us melt into the landscape€”just us two by our lones.€™
People have come€”in a carriage€”calling. But Mummy is there....
Yes, I can go if you take me€”Nurse says she don€™t care.
Let€™s go up to the pig-sties and sit on the farmyard rails!
Let€™s say things to the bunnies, and watch €™em skitter their tails!
Let€™s€”oh, anything, daddy, so long as it€™s you and me,
And going truly exploring, and not being in till tea!
Here€™s your boots (I€™ve brought €™em), and here€™s your cap and stick,
And here€™s your pipe and tobacco. Oh, come along out of it €” quick.