THE BROWNIES’ CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Two Brownie men were Jack and Jock, Said one, “When Christmas comes, We’ll make a pudding for ourselves, And stuff it full of plums.” And so they did—they mixed it well, ’Twas quite a bit of fun! They stirred it with a long, long pole, And soon their task was done. They tied the pudding in a cloth, These little Brownie men, And then they put it in a pot, To boil till nearly ten. But later on, I grieve to say, They both received a shock, They looked but found no pudding there Alas, for Jack and Jock! ’Twas gone, but where, they never knew, (And ne’er a Brownie knows,) It vanished like a lovely dream, As here the picture shows. Two little lads, brimful of fun, With mischief in their eyes, Went fishing from a chimney top And stole away the prize.