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Edward Lear, born in 1812, began writing poems at the age of 15 is known for his cunning wit. The stars of “The Owl and The Pussycat” are four anthropomorphic animals (animals which have human characteristics), otherwise known as an owl, a pig, a pussycat and a turkey. The poem narrates the story of the owl and the pussycat who would like to get married in a place ‘where the Bong tree grows”. The owl gazes at the stars and plays his small guitar whilst complimenting the beautiful cat, who in return compliments the owl who is an “elegant fool”. She wants them to marry but they don’t have a ring, so the couple sail away for a year and a half to the place where Bong trees grow and they come across a pig with a ring on his nose. They buy the ring and can finally get married by a turkey and dance happily hand-in-hand. The simplicity of this playful poem of romance would put a smile on anyone’s face, read it below and see for yourself!
The Owl and the Pussy Cat
The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon
About the Author:
Lear’s first compilation of poems “A Book of Nonesense” was written for the grandchildren of the Early of Derby, who had invited Lear to reside with him until 1836. Next, Lear devoted himself to landscape painting, a truly fine art, whilst also composing a few verses every so often. In the following years Lear also explored the rest of Europe and parts of Asia and his travel journals were then published. Lear is mainly remembered for his funny poems and is also known as the inventor of the form and meter of the modern limerick, which follows a rhyming scheme of AABBA. Just as his younger brother Lewis Carroll, Lear narrated poems of pure fantasy, with whimsical adventures and magical themes.
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