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Matilda told such Dreadful Lies	A
It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes	A
Her Aunt who from her Earliest Youth	B
Had kept a Strict Regard for Truth	B
Attempted to Believe Matilda	C
The effort very nearly killed her	D
And would have done so had not She	E
Discovered this Infirmity	E
For once towards the Close of Day	F
Matilda growing tired of play	F
And finding she was left alone	G
Went tiptoe to the Telephone	G
And summoned the Immediate Aid	H
Of London's Noble Fire Brigade	H
Within an hour the Gallant Band	I
Were pouring in on every hand	I
From Putney Hackney Downs and Bow	J
With Courage high and Hearts a glow	K
They galloped roaring through the Town	L
'Matilda's House is Burning Down '	M
Inspired by British Cheers and Loud	N
Proceeding from the Frenzied Crowd	N
They ran their ladders through a score	O
Of windows on the Ball Room Floor	O
And took Peculiar Pains to Souse	A
The Pictures up and down the House	A
Until Matilda's Aunt succeeded	P
In showing them they were not needed	P
And even then she had to pay	F
To get the Men to go away	F
It happened that a few Weeks later	D
Her Aunt was off to the Theatre	D
To see that Interesting Play	F
The Second Mrs Tanqueray	F
She had refused to take her Niece	A
To hear this Entertaining Piece	A
A Deprivation Just and Wise	A
To Punish her for Telling Lies	A
That Night a Fire did break out	Q
You should have heard Matilda Shout	Q
You should have heard her Scream and Bawl	R
And throw the window up and call	R
To People passing in the Street	S
The rapidly increasing Heat	S
Encouraging her to obtain	T
Their confidence but all in vain	T
For every time she shouted 'Fire '	M
They only answered 'Little Liar '	M
And therefore when her Aunt returned	U
Matilda and the House were Burned	U

Hilaire Belloc

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