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The Humpty Dumpty Case

Humpty Dumpty's job was an important one he knew
a secret service agent looking for clues
sitting on the brick wall as a lookout man
as the kings parade caused horse traffic jams

Looking around for any suspicious suspects
he looked up and down, right and to the left
not seeing anyone looking to kill the king
he let his guard down not noticing anything

Before he knew it he felt a mighty shove
falling down he cracked open showing gooey substance
with the kings parade coming to a quick halt
running over to poor Humpty wondering who was at fault

Most of the kings men picked up his pieces of shell
trying to piece him back together which was sheer hell
suddenly the towns baker showed up with a huge shovel
saying I'll clean this up without any trouble

So they let the baker have poor Humpty's remains
who used his yolk and egg whites but not his brain
whipping up lofty delicious cakes, pies and souffles
Humpty's unfortunate death sure made his day

Which led the kings men to be highly suspicious
as the baker always thought of Humpty as mighty delicious
anytime he had seen Humpty Dumpty passing on by
you could hear the baker whisper I need him for my cakes and pies

So they interrogated the baker who was a nervous wreck
and after 48 hours he broke down and confessed
saying he was real low on eggs that fateful day
and climbed up behind and shoved Humpty without delay

Finally the case was solved and the baker sent to jail
while poor Humpty's remains were in cakes that were for sale
Humpty's best friend read his eulogy not believing he was dead
sobbing he exclaimed, man he was an awfully good egg!!



6-24-18

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Fauxcroft Wade Date: 7/8/2018 7:20:00 AM Great win for a great piece. Congratulations. Faux Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 7/9/2018 9:18:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind congrats and visit Faux; I really appreciate it!~Che :)

Susan Gentry Date: 7/7/2018 10:22:00 PM Lol. Creative and clever. Congratulations on your #1 win. Great storytelling! Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 7/9/2018 9:18:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind congrats and visit Susan; I really appreciate it!~Che :)

Janice Canerdy Date: 7/7/2018 8:32:00 PM Brilliant! Congrats, Cheryl. Janice Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 7/7/2018 10:07:00 PM Thanks so much for very kind congrats and visit Janice; I really appreciate it!~Che :)

Alexis Y. Date: 7/7/2018 9:30:00 AM Hi Cheryl, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your 1st place win. It was well deserved:-) Alexis Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 7/7/2018 10:06:00 PM Thanks so much for very kind congrats and visit Alexis; I really appreciate it!~Che :)

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/7/2018 9:21:00 AM Wonderful write! And love the “good egg” comment at the end. Congrats! Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 7/7/2018 10:05:00 PM Thanks so much for very kind congrats and visit Kim; glad you liked the good egg comment at the end!~Che :)

Faraz Ajmal Date: 7/7/2018 7:57:00 AM The baker sure was a suspicious person, it was a really wonderful poem and you have done well to create and solve a mystery, many congratulations on your top win in my contest, good luck and have a really nice day Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 7/7/2018 8:49:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind congrats and for placing me as one of your first place winners (which is pretty rare for me!), I really appreciate it and had fun writing this nursery rhyme mystery! Have a nice day!~Che :)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/26/2018 5:38:00 PM Oh my GOSH. I could never match this one for cleverness. I think you STOLE the show!!!! Wonderful. Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/26/2018 7:21:00 PM Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Andrea; I really appreciate it!~Che :)

Anil Deo Date: 6/26/2018 9:24:00 AM I enjoyed the line about the baker recycling all parts, except humperty -trumperty's brain. Sad, he paid a price, so the poor can eat cake. shalom shalom Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/26/2018 7:20:00 PM Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Anil; I really appreciate it! shalom shalom to you too!~Che :)

Alexis Y. Date: 6/26/2018 8:25:00 AM Lol! Cheryl, Good rewrite on the classic tale. You are good story teller with a good imagination. Well done:-) Alexis Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/26/2018 7:18:00 PM Thanks so much for very kind flattering comment and visit Alexis; I really appreciate it!~Che :)

Silent One Date: 6/25/2018 8:31:00 AM Ha... great story telling Che.. Great imagination.. Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/25/2018 9:43:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Silent One; glad you liked it!~Che :)

Ravi Sathasivam Date: 6/25/2018 8:10:00 AM Excellent. An interesting write. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it. Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/25/2018 8:23:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Ravi; glad you enjoyed it!~Che :)

Heidi Sands Date: 6/25/2018 7:11:00 AM Great one Cheryl. You are a good storyteller :) Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/25/2018 8:10:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind flattering comment and visit Heidi; am glad you liked it!~Che :)

Lyric Man Date: 6/25/2018 5:32:00 AM Cheryl.. I loved reading your "Humpty Dumpty Case" over a cup of hot coffee this morning. Your write is interesting and it was a joy to read! Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/25/2018 8:09:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Lyric Man; am glad you enjoyed it!~Che :)

Tom Cunningham Date: 6/25/2018 2:11:00 AM Haha loved this Cheryl, the original updated. Good luck. Tom Login to Reply Cheryl Hoffman Date: 6/25/2018 8:08:00 AM Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Tom; and glad you got chuckle out of it!~Che :)