There was a man lived quite near us; <br />He had a wooden leg and a goldfinch in a green cage. <br />His name was Farkey Anderson, <br />And he'd been in a war to get his leg. <br />We were very sad about him, <br />Because he had such a beautiful smile <br />And was such a big man to live in a very small house. <br />When he walked on the road his leg did not matter <br /> so much; <br />But when he walked in his little house <br />It made an ugly noise. <br />Little Brother said his goldfinch sang the loudest of <br /> all birds, <br />So that he should not hear his poor leg <br />And feel too sorry about it.<br /><br />Katherine Mansfield<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-man-with-the-wooden-leg/
