“Well,” said Nimbus, “as nearly as I can remember it runs something like this:
“Dog Star, Dog Star, burning bright,
You can neither read nor write,
Yet you frolic just the same,
And have not a thought of shame.
“When I say: ‘Add one and one,’
You reply: ‘It can’t be done.
Sums are flat and grammar stale,
I prefer to chase my tail.’
“When I ask: ‘Who built the ark?’