Ake another cake for you. [_She makes a very, very small cake and puts
it in the oven._] BEGGAR. I thank you, good woman. [_The woman takes the
cake from the oven._] WOMAN. This cake is too large to give away. I will
give you a slice of bread. [_She cuts a slice from a loaf of bread._]
BEGGAR.
I thank you-- WOMAN. A slice is too much to give
away. Here
is a crust for you. [_The beggar shakes her head._] BEGGAR. May you
never taste cake again! May the very cake in your mouth seem to be
crust!
If you will not give, you shall not have! WOMAN.
Go, go! [_The beggar throws off her cloak; a_ FAIRY
_is seen._] WOMAN. A Fairy! You are a Fairy? FAIRY. I am the Fairy
of Good Deeds. You would not give--you shall not have! [_The Fairy
goes._] WOMAN. As if cake could
ever taste like
bread! 'Tis impossible--impossible! (_She
eats a cake._) What is this? I see
Yeah, I know it's just spam, but I like it. Well, sorta.
6 comments:
Imagine bongo drums and a smokey coffee shop, and this poem just gets worse.
If by worse you totally mean better.
I'm not in to poems they make me have to think..
Nothing could make this better.
But it's got cake in it. Cake makes everything better.
Cake is rather delicious, I'll give you that.
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