"For the Bishop, to his great pleasure, found
That they knew the date when our Queen was crowned.
And the number of pence which make up a pound;
And the oceans and seas which our island bound;
That the earth is nearly, but not quite, round;
Their orthography, also, was equally sound."
The gratified examiner, declaring that it was only fair for the scholars to have their turn, proposed they should question him. A small boy in the audience, unawed even by a Bishop, instantly
" . . . . . . raised his head
And abruptly said:
How many legs has a caterpillar got?"