HAVE YOU HEARD “NOBODY KNOWS”?
“Silence!” said the Middle Bear. “Go on, Just Buddie.”
“Well, I’ll try,” she said; and she began:
“We know why a peach is all covered with fuzz,
While a fig is as flat as a floor;
We know why a fire won’t burn when it does,
And why three and seven are four—”
“That doesn’t sound just right,” she said, with an appealing glance at the Rabbit.
“It sounds all right to me,” said the Middle Bear. “Please continue.” So Buddie, though still doubtful, went on:
“We know why green peas and potatoes won’t jell,