He scattered all the mighty beasts and drove them out of sight.
All those he killed, this hunter brave, then quickly towed ashore,
Saying, "I'M DE-LIGHTED, and I hope to meet some more
SCHOOLS OF HIPPOPOTAMI that feel inclined for strife,
As in this Hippo-battle I'd the time of my whole life."
King Teddy, The Fearless
The names of tropical diseases mentioned in this rhyme were given to the author by a young doctor who thought they could not be made to rhyme.
King Teddy has much courage to fight both beasts and men
With pistols and with broadswords and with the mighty pen.
And now in Afric jungles he's busy fighting fleas,