Little' Truthful


Little Truthful sat beside
The water lily pond
He always told the truth he knew
His mummy must be wrong

It wasn't him who did it
Dropped the ice cream on the floor
Forgetting as he went away
The refrigerator door

It wasn't him who took the piece
Of cake upon the shelf
Then crashed into the crockery
Crying loudly 'Help!'

Little Truthful sat beside
The water lily pond
He always told the truth he knew
His mummy must be wrong

But mummy was so angry
She couldn't hear his pleas
Everything he told her
She said it couldn't be

It wasn't him who did it
Why couldn't mummy see
Little Truthful gently bathed
The cut upon his knee



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