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Friday, January 30, 2026

Songs in the Spirit of Sprat

      Mother Goose's 
      Jack Sprat & His Wife 

Jack Sprat 
could eat no fat.
His wife 
could eat no lean. 
And so, betwixt
the two of them, 
they lick'd the platter
clean. 

     Songs in the Spirit of Sprat 

     Jean de Brunhoff's 
     Babar & the Old Lady 

The rich old crone's
but skin and bones, 
while Babar's 
plu-obese.
That pachyderm 
stays fat 'n' firm 
by scarfing 
sans surcease. 

     Andre Maurois's 
     King Plumpapuff the Patapouf 
     & the King of the Filifers 

King Plumpapuff 
can't get enough 
of eat et drink...
...et joie.
The Filifer 
cries, "No, monsieur! 
No Crêpes Suzette 
pour moi." 

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Songs in the Spirit of Sprat

      Mother Goose's        Jack Sprat & His Wife  Jack Sprat  could eat no fat. His wife  could eat no lean.  And so,  betwixt the ...