The Landing - Bajka

There was one who was famed for the number of things

He forgot when he entered the ship:

His umbrella, his watch, all his jewels and rings

And the clothes he had bought for the trip

He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed

With his name painted clearly on each:

But, since he omitted to mention the fact

They were all left behind on the beach

«His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»

(The Bellman would often remark)

«But his courage is perfect!

And that, after all

Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»

His courage is perfect!

And that, after all

Is the thing that one needs with a Snark

Well, the loss of his clothes hardly mattered, because

He had seven coats on when he came

With three pairs of boots — but the worst of it was

He had wholly forgotten his name

He would answer to «Hi!»

or to any loud cry

Such as «Fry me!»

or «Fritter my wig!»

To «What-you-may-call-um!»

or «What-was-his-name!»

But especially «Thing-um-a-jig!»

«His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»

(The Bellman would often remark)

«But his courage is perfect!

And that, after all

Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»

While, for those who preferred a more forcible word

He had different names from these:

His intimate friends called him «Candle-ends,»

And his enemies «Toasted-cheese.»

He came as a Baker: but owned, when too late —

And it drove the poor Bellman half-mad —

He could only bake Bridecake — for which, I may state

No materials were to be had

«His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»

(The Bellman would often remark)

«But his courage is perfect!

And that, after all

Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»

«His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»

(The Bellman would often remark)

«But his courage is perfect!

And that, after all

Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»

«His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»

(The Bellman would often remark)

«But his courage is perfect!

And that, after all

Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»