Cassie's Tale.

The publican of the local hostelry told me that he has to treat Cassie the dog regularly for fleas. He said she gets them through spending a lot of time in the fields. Cassie’s version of the story was less prosaic:

I remonstrated with the flea

That came and bit me on the knee

While I was out upon the lea

And talking to the rabbits

I told him that if only he

Would stay and my companion be

I’d show him how to find the key

To learn some better habits