I Keep Six Honest..

 I keep six honest serving-men
 (They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
 And How and Where and Who.

I send them over land and sea,
 I send them east and west;
But after they have worked for me,
 I give them all a rest.



I let them rest from nine till five,
 For I am busy then,
As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea,
 For they are hungry men.

But different folk have different views; 
 I know a person small-
She keeps ten million serving-men,
 Who get no rest at all!


She sends'em abroad on her own affairs,
 From the second she opens her eyes-
One million Hows, two million Wheres,
 And seven million Whys!

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