A horse and a camel debated one day,
(As they walked in the blistering heat),
Whether cheesecake and trifle were better than hay,
Or if hay was the best thing to eat.
"Cheesecake and trifle have more fruit than hay,"
Said the camel to his friend the horse,
"And fruit contains vitamins C, D and A,
Which means cheesecake is healthy, of course."
"But trifle and cheesecake are fatty and rich,"
Said the health-conscious horse to the camel,
"They're full of lactose and cholesterol which,
Are both very bad for a mammal."
"But hay is so boring!" the camel exclaimed,
"Its flavour is tedious and bland,
Far better as I have already explained,
To have cheesecake and trifle to hand."
The horse pondered this, as the two wandered on,
And considered the points his friend made,
After all, he conceded, when all's said and done,
Even I hate the flavour of hay.
And so they retired to a quiet cafe´,
Where they ate custard pies, spotted dick,
Tiramisu and cake, and upon the next day,
They were both of them violently sick.
- Printer-friendly version
- 656 reads
