Veruca's Incident

Veruca Salt, the little brute,<br />
Has just gone down the garbage chute,<br />
(And as we very rightly thought<br />
That in a case like this we ought<br />
To see the thing completely through,<br />
We've polished off her parents, too.)<br />
Down goes Veruca! Down the drain!<br />
And here, perhaps, we should explain<br />
That she will meet, as she descends,<br />
A rather different set of friends<br />
To those that she has left behind–<br />
These won't be nearly so refined.<br />
A fish head, for example, cut<br />
This morning from a halibut.<br />
'Hello! Good morning! How d'you do?<br />
How nice to meet you! How are you?'<br />
And then a little further down<br />
A mass of others gather round:<br />
A bacon rind, some rancid lard,<br />
A loaf of bread gone stale and hard,<br />
A steak that nobody could chew,<br />
An oyster from an oyster stew,<br />
Some liverwurst so old and gray<br />
One smelled it from a mile away,<br />
A rotten nut, a reeky pear,<br />
A thing the cat left on the stair,<br />
And lots of other things as well,<br />
Each with a rather horrid smell.<br />
These are Veruca's new found friends<br />
That she will meet as she descends,<br />
And this is the price she has to pay<br />
For going so very far astray.<br />
But now, my dears, we think you might<br />
Be wondering–is it really right<br />
That every single bit of blame<br />
And all the scolding and the shame<br />
Should fall upon Veruca Salt?<br />
Is she the only one at fault?<br />
For though she's spoiled, and dreadfully so,<br />
A girl can't spoil herself, you know.<br />
Who spoiled her, then? Ah, who indeed?<br />
Who pandered to her every need?<br />
Who turned her into such a brat?<br />
Who are the culprits? Who did that?<br />
Alas! You needen't look so far<br />
To find out who these sinners are.<br />
They are (and this is very sad)<br />
Her loving parents, MUM and DAD.<br />
And that is why we're glad they fell<br />
Into the garbage chute as well.<br />
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WEE! FALLING WART!<br />
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lol Sorry<br />
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If you would kindly read the poem, you will find that all the things Veruca is falling with are mentioned.<br />
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LIVERWURST! BLUECH!