Herr Hagenbeck's surprising circus.

There where the Model Homes were built

That left some while ago the bard bored

I watched the Nubian lions wilt

In imitation lairs of cardboard.

And sudden, whilst I saw them roll—

Those monster cats—beyond their ha-ha,

A solace came into my soul,

I murmured sotto voce, "Aha!

"If but yon sunken fence were filled,