Snickerty Nick
Mightn’t he have done as well
By loving him instead?
Now here’s a boy who saves the day,
With swords?—no, no, with kisses.
And really there’s no other way
One half so good as this is.
For killing merely makes you blue
And very cross and snappy,
While loving makes not only you
But everybody happy.
And kissing giants is such fun,
They think you’re going to bite,
But as soon as you give ‘em another one,
Everything’s all right.
GIANT
Snickerty Nick, how did the children come here? Did you take down the sign?
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