OPPOSITE DAY

Squire Beetle’s Thanksgiving Party

Grandma Ann’s poem

Image created with Gencraft

Squire Beetle’s Thanksgiving Party

Squire Beetle gave a party, had a great Thanksgiving feast

Of all the things you could think of, or well nearly all at least

You should have seen the table, loaded down from end to end

All the bugs, except the Humbugs were invited to attend

Glug the frog and Johnny Rabbit sat together near the head

And they nearly laughed their eyes out at what Myrtle Turtle said

She recited funny pieces, one about a candy pup

who had a taste for sweet things that it ate itself all up

Old Judge Squash and Dr. ‘Tatoe were there as big as life

Also Mr. Roach was present with his daughter and his wife

All the bugs kept asking why the Roaches should be there

Beetle said at Thanksgiving friendship should be everywhere

But it seems there are some people who refuse to be refined

And the Roaches, if one judges by their acts, were of that kind

How they stuffed! Nellie Roach sent back her plate