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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=564468" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Mr. Slithers</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Lying quietly by the fire<br>Mr. Slithers showed no care<br>Warm and cosy was he<br>With no concerns about eternity.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Once he had made a big mistake when<br>He emerged too early from his den<br>And lay out on the warm tamarack<br>Straight as an arrow was his back.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The suns heat was enough to cause<br>Him to sleep and forget Nature's laws.<br>For when the sun went down<br>So did his temperature without a sound.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And there he lay<br>Till next day<br>When Ben happened by<br>And found Mr. Slithers in death's grip nigh.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Picking him up by his tail<br>Ben deposited him in the pail<br>That he used to take trash outside<br>This time he had something of value to bring inside.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">For Mr. Slithers was well known<br>As a black snake that would be just at home<br>Living in a warm house all his days<br>Crawling about in snake-like ways.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As he warmed and slowly moved about there<br>He began to wonder what food was here.<br>And he discovered that Ben had provided<br>(But not to his intention it should be noted.) <br>A bountiful supply of mice and rats<br>Who live here with Ben and his dog and cats.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So Mr. Slithers took on the task<br>That would ensure the rodents would see their last<br>And he helped to rid the house then and there<br>Of those interlopers that did dare<br>To invade the house on the country lane<br>Where Ben lived in comfort, though quite plain.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Of course ridding the house of these pest<br>Would seem to mean that future meals would be less<br>But Nature provides an endless supply<br>Of rodents that come in from outside on the sly.<br>So Mr. Slithers was assured that his next meal<br>Was going to be there from the cotton field.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But Mr. Slithers had another <br>Job which he was expected to shoulder. <br>For you see Ben's house was without<br>Locks on the doors to keep intruders out.<br>So he was expected to provide<br>Security against those who tried<br>To steal into Ben's home and take away <br>Things that Ben saved for another day.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Soon it became known country wide<br>That within the house a snake was known to hide<br>And that was quite enough to ensure<br>That no one entered who had thoughts impure.<br>(At least when Ben and his dog were away.) </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So if you should happen to see <br>A large black snake merrily<br>Racing across the yard, <br>Perhaps its Mr. Slithers on guard.<br>Or one of his offspring<br>Who reappear with spring.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sidi+J.+Mahtrow">Sidi J. Mahtrow</a><div class=q>
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Mr. Slithers showed no care
Warm and cosy was he
With no concerns about eternity.

Once he had made a big mistake when
He emerged too early from his den
And lay out on the warm tamarack
Straight as an arrow was his back.
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