Mama Fox
Mama fox mama fox what will you do
your kits are hungry and its only you
The farmer killed your man and
you didn't even get the hen
Mama fox mama fox its up to you
A boy threw a rock and made you lame
hungry kits whine your name
you limp the best as you can
is this how now it all ends
Your fox-hole is under a fig tree
ripen figs fall and this to kits feed
Roll figs into the den as the kits dine
but you know its only a matter of time
Before the fruit ceases to be
You smell a piglet running free
you hide and watch carefully
The piglet woofs down the figs
after all he is a pig
You might be able to catch him
but its not enough for all of them
So you softly speak for the piglet to hear
sending thoughts into his little piggy ears
bring your brothers and sisters all of em
Huh said the piglet why should I share
the figs are mine for them I don't care
But I am the voice of the soft wind
listen and I will shake down more figs ripen
So many figs enough for a hundred pigs my dear
When you return with your sister and your brothers
and if you have small friends I don't mind others
see the hole under the fig tree
that is where all the figs will be
The little piglet smiled and ran
for his siblings he would gather them
And tell the tale of figs in the hole
enough for a hundred pigs he swore and told
The fox limped back to her hole
a large round rock she nudged and rolled
A stick under made the rock stop
with the piglets inside she could lock
Hoping the piglets greed would show
Not very long and piglets came
the kits all quiet knew the game
So hungry for sweet figs into the hole they ran
the fox pulled the stick after them
and the rock locked the hole ain't that a shame
The baby foxes had bellies full
their mama fox outfoxed the piglet fools
Sweet pig meat and ripen figs
foxes gorging on baby pigs
Chewing on the pork bones the kits drool.
Mama fox nudge the round rock for the hole to open
baby bunnies playing, food for tomorrow she is scoping
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