5 Limmericks

Rough draft I

There once was a boy from Nantucket
Who put all his geckos in a bucket
But then one day
They all fled away
And the boy screamed to the sky, "f**k it!"

Polished I

There once was a boy from Nantucket
Who put all of his frogs in a bucket
But one fateful day
They all hopped away
And the boy screamed to the sky, "f**k it!"

Rough draft II

There once was a girl from Greece
Who couldn't pay off her lease
She was booted to the street
Got a craving for meat
And cooked up a few geese.

Polished II

There once was a girl from Greece
Who couldn't quite pay off her lease
She was sent to the street
Got a craving for meat
And cooked up a whole flock of geese

Rough draft III

There once was a man from Malaysia
Who loved how fountains would spray ya
He played and splashed
In water he dashed
He's the happiest guy in Asia

Polished III

There is a teen dude from Malaysia
Who loves how the fountain would spray ya
He frolics and splashes
In water he dashes
He's the happiest guy in Asia

Rough draft IV

There was a fat mouse from Pune
Who threw all of his cheese away
"No wonder I'm distraught!"
"I almost got caught!"
"I'm going on a diet starting today!"

Polished IV

There was a fat mouse from Pune
Who threw all his cheese away
"No duh I'm distraught!"
"I almost got caught!"
"I'm going on a diet today!"

Rough draft V

There was an old shepherd from Prague
Who was guiding all of his sheep in fog
The ground was obscured
It was rather absurd
The way he tripped over a log

Polished V

There was an old herdsman from Prague
Who was guiding his sheep though dense fog
The ground was obscured
It was rather absurd
The way he tripped over a log