The Sheep adorns the landscape rural <br />And is both singular and plural— <br />It gives grammarians the creeps <br />To hear one say, 'A flock of sheeps.' <br /> <br />The Sheep is gentle, meek and mild, <br />And led in herds by man or child— <br />Being less savage than the rabbit, <br />Sheep are gregarious by habit. <br /> <br />The Sheep grows wool and thus promotes <br />The making of vests, pants and coats— <br />Vests, pants and coats and woolen cloths <br />Provide good food for hungry moths. <br /> <br />With vegetables added to <br />The Sheep, we get our mutton stew— <br />Experiments long since revealed <br />The Sheep should first be killed and peeled. <br /> <br />Thus, with our debt to them so deep, <br />All men should cry 'Praise be for Sheep!'— <br />And, if we happen to be shepherds, <br />'Praise be they’re not as fierce as leopards!'<br /><br />Ellis Parker Butler<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-sheep/
