Miss Muffet

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This is dedicated to a dear friend of mine who suffers from aragnaphobia. After coming home from the pub one evening she had discovered a spider in her bedroom one night and decided to take what she deemed the only action to taken. She took her hockey stick from her sports bag and dealt with it....

Little Miss Muffet is a character in a children’s nursery rhyme. This is poetic license in the extreme :)

Miss Muffet


Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
After coming home from the pub

When up came a spider
And sat down beside her
So she smashed it to bits with a club

Now Caroline wouldn’t use
Wouldn’t deign to let loose
With a club - ‘cause she isn’t so thick

And it was not just a thump
No despatch with a bump
But sure death by a huge hockey stick!!!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 7/26/2014 11:58:00 AM
LOL Your verse gave me a great laugh. Very funny! :) I'll be sure to put that hockey stick away.
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Date: 7/26/2014 12:23:00 PM
Thanks very much for your comment. Glad you liked it. It is very much appreciated. Isn't this site FUN?
Date: 7/26/2014 8:37:00 AM
haha thats a great take on the nursery rhyme!
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Date: 7/26/2014 8:39:00 AM
Thank you. I am glad you liked it.. The story as it was told to me by my still indignant friend was MUCH funnier.. lol
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