The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau 1897
There once was a gypsy Romanoff
Who always was nodding off
He woke in a dither
Some lion stole his zither
While he was made into Stroganoff
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Silly indeed and great for Silly Sunday. I'm just saying.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day honey. ♥♥♥
You snooze, you get eaten!
ReplyDeleteAnother one gets eaten:-)
ReplyDeleteA dreamy transformation!
ReplyDeletehahahah I love limericks, can't write them at all, but I adore reading them, especially the silly ones.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this. <3
Take care and keep smiling.
Funny one! Maybe he should have stayed awake and played and "soothed the savage beast" as some people misquote.
ReplyDeleteHahaha - good one! :o)
ReplyDeleteCute and fun :-)
ReplyDeleteFun limerick, and this has always been one of my favorite paintings.
ReplyDeleteHilarious Kathe! He should have known where to lie down safely. Nicely!
ReplyDeleteHank
Okay, I'm laffin hard here!
ReplyDeleteMoral of the story - don't nap :)
ReplyDeleteNothing is ever wasted on this closed loop rock !
ReplyDeleteYou are an original ....
ReplyDeleteWell, you made a meal of that Mag! LOL
ReplyDeleteHaha! This was a fun read!
ReplyDeleteSo it was THAT ingredient lacking in my last attempt at stroganoff!!
ReplyDeleteLoved this little limerick! Jollied up my Monday night!
Lolz what a unique take..loved the zest and the zestfulness in it.
ReplyDeleteHa! Stroganoff indeed...
ReplyDeleteI love limericks....and a limerick about a thieving lion...all the better!
ReplyDeleteFun read!
ReplyDeleteIn a dither, indeed! Nice one.
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