Long before the Mammoth died in the ice and snow, <br />Master Brocky made his earth snug and warm below. <br /> <br />Long before the Flint Men made barrows, mounds, and rings, <br />Master Brocky Badger he was catching snails and things. <br /> <br />Long before the Legions marched down the road from Rome, <br />Master Brocky Badger he was very much at home. <br /> <br />Long before the Vikings came to kill and burn and spoil, <br />Master Brocky Badger had his earth in English soil. <br /> <br />So don't you grudge his simple meal of beetles, worms, and frogs, <br />And don't you go upsetting him with nasty yapping dogs! <br /> <br />His diet might not much appeal to folk like you and me, <br />But Master Brocky Badger's got a noble pedigree!<br /><br />Cicely Fox Smith<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/master-brock/
