SCAMPER AWAY, KNIGHT!

Upon a stormy night, a storyteller sat
Hunched over a fire with the audience of children
His eyes though tired were suddenly alight
“I’ll tell you all a tale if you promise to be good.”


‘A knight set forth with a mind to vanquish
He was sure there was nothing in place him to deter
For once upon a winter of the yesteryear
He’d let one glance slip, and had almost lost a limb.

So now, he was off to the deep of the wild
His cousin by his side, a sure hand indeed to trust
Though he was constantly existing on his high horse
He indeed was a noble with a loyalty fiercely ferocious.

To travel days and days, they all seemed to be used
Until they stumbled upon a magical landmine
A leprechaun with one eye and teeth like rhino horns
Held out a stumpy hand and denied them passage.

“You have stepped on my landmine,” he droned
“And for that, you must pay and quite dearly so
For my dragon has awaited a battle with the sons of men
And you just happen to be what I have trapped.”

Cousin’s  high horse faltered at the mention of dragon
His heart, like a lad’s, raced faster than the Nile
Alas! He was pale, he looked like he would faint
The knight, with surety, was almost in laughter bursting!

“Behold, there is a castle,” the knight managed to say
Just east of that boulder, where the sun beams direct
There shall you find all the captives that you seek
And if that is not enough, you can have all the gold.”

At the mention of gold, the closed eye popped open
For a second, the creature seemed like an innocent in wonder
And that, just that, was all it took
Like rats out of bondage, they galloped on away!

So, children, learn to see the weakness where it is
And don’t let a moment pass when you have the chance
Scamper and struggle to save yourselves
After all, it’s always been the law of the jungle.’