Mary Margaret Montigrew <br />Was looking rather fat <br />But over-indulgence in chocolate cake <br />Was not the reason for that <br /> <br />She was walking out with bold young Jack <br />Who was a farmer’s son <br />But he disappeared to Timbuctoo <br />When the trouble first began <br /> <br />Mary blamed the tiny fairy folk <br />Who lived in Pixley Dell <br />She said they wove a magic spell <br />That made her feel unwell <br /> <br />She was sick nearly every morning <br />And she got fatter still <br />Her mother sighed and Mary cried <br />But her Dad had had his fill <br /> <br />He went to look for farmer Jack <br />Carrying his biggest gun <br />When much to Mary’s astonishment <br />She produced a baby son <br /> <br />But everyone smiled a few days later <br />When the baby turned bright green <br />And his pointed ears and tiny wings <br />Could now be plainly seen.<br /><br />Irene C S ClarkHogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fat-mary/