Tik Tok of Oz
A fairy queen, a mortal maid, a rose princess, a Shaggy Man and a mule,
An army of seventeen and a copper private running on fuel,
This copper man Tik Tok by name,
To help Shaggy find his brother, came,
This small party from myriad regions,
Bent on fighting the Nome King's legions,
Some pluck they ought to have,
Battling masters of the world's richest cave,
Unafraid of the grave danger,
Some with greed, some with anger,
Enthusiasm bursting forth,
Taking the mos solemn oath,
They set along of foot,
Passing the country of rubbery trouble,
Engaging in cleverness of Nome's double,
They fall through a hollow tube to the other side of the world,
Awakening the fury the Great Jinjin had burned,
A dragon to revenge the breaking of law,
Which broke steel chains with sole paw,
Banishing the Nome with deadly poison of eggs,
Forced to walk on cold dead earth those tiny legs,
Finding his brother Shaggy rejoiced,
Breaking the curse the party they joined,
All went home with a light heart,
Enthusiasm for another adventure trailing along in a cart,
This party fearless and pure,
We hope to meet again for sure.
06/17/2020
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