Packet and Packet

Packet and Packet

Lived on a shelf

Colours all different

The size of an quelf

Silent and wooden

Though made of card

Standing so still

Was ever so hard

One day came a shudder

They fell to the ground

Hitting the floor

A dreadful sound

Chicken peas and lentils

Sultanas and rice

Mixed up with custard

Not very nice

Sage with the onions

Parted their ways

While a dusting of soup

Just wouldn’t behave

Entered the elf

His face very grim

Such was the waste

He thought it a sin

Pushing a shovel

Quickly a mound

Stirred it with water

Moved it around

Into the oven

Ever so fast

Cooked it hard

So it would last

Down came an angel

Wandering free

I’ll take that Elfie

We’ll have it for tea

He charged her a shilling

And a kiss on the cheek

Would you believe it

He didn’t wash for a week