This is the Wiggledywasticus, <br />Very remarkable beast. <br />Nose to tail an eighth of a mile; <br />Took him an acre or two to smile; <br />Took him a quarter 'f an hour to wink; <br />Swallowed a pond for his morning drink <br />Oh! would it had been vouchsafed to us <br />Upon the Wiggledywasticus <br />Our wondering eyes to feast! <br /> <br />This is the Ptoodlecumtumpsydyl, <br />Rather unusual bird. <br />Hand a mouth before and behind; <br />Ate whichever way he'd a mind; <br />Spoiled his digestion, so they say, <br />Pindled and dwindled quite away, <br />Or else he might have been living still, <br />The singular Ptoodlecumtumpsydyl. <br />A pity, upon my word! <br /> <br />This is the Ichthyosnortoryx, <br />Truly astonishing fish. <br />Used to snort in a terrible way; <br />Scared the lobsters to death, they say; <br />Had a nose like a tea-kettle spout; <br />Broke it snorting, and so died out. <br />Sad! if he had n't got into this fix, <br />We might have made of the 'Snortoryx <br />A very acceptable dish.<br /><br />Laura Elizabeth Richards<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/after-a-visit-tothe-natural-history-museum/
