This new version of Lewis Carroll's classic nonsense poem was commissioned because school boards thought that the original might 'exclude pupils who already find English diffcult enough'. Have a look and see what you think...
It was midnight, and the leafy trees,
Did shake and rustle in the wind,
All shivering were the shrubberies,
And the moon shines brightly.
Beware the fearsome beast, my son,
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch,
Beware the vicious bird, and mind,
The dangerous animal.
He took his pointy sword in hand,
Long time the scary foe he sought,
So rested he by a big oak tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in silent thought he stood,
The fearsome beast, with angry eyes,
Came running through the darkened wood,
And dribbled as it came.
One two! One two! And through, and through,
The pointy sword went stabby-stab,
He left it dead, and with its head,
He travelled slowly back.
And have you slain the fearsome beast?
Come to my arms, my brave, brave boy,
Oh awesome day! Hurrah! Hooray!
He beat boxed in his joy.
It was midnight, and the leafy trees,
Did shake and rustle in the wind,
All shivering were the shrubberies,
And the moon shines brightly.
Gotta be honest, it's missing a certain something...
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