YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE HIM
A Fable
Discovered an old rocking-horse in Woolworth's,
He tried to feed it but without much luck
So he stroked it, had a long conversation about
The trees it came from, the attics it had visited.
Tried to take it out then
But the store detective he
Called the store manager who
Called the police who in court next morning said
"He acted strangely when arrested,
His statement read simply 'I believe in rocking horses'.
We have reason to believe him mad."
"Quite so," said the prosecution,
"Bring in the rocking-horse as evidence."
"I'm afraid it escaped sir," said the store manager,
"Left a hoof-print as evidence
On the skull of the store-detective."
"Quite so," said the prosecution, fearful
Of the neighing
Out in the corridor.