The Mole And Other Animals

Some four-footed creatures
Assembled one day,
At the game of the blind man
Together to play.

A Dog and a Monkey,
Brimful of his tricks--
With a Fox, Hare and Eat,
And a Squirrel--made six.

The Monkey, he blinded
The eyes of the whole;
Because of his hands
He had better control.

A Mole heard their frolic;
And said,--"Surely I
For this fun am just fitted--
I think I will try."

He asks to come in;
The Monkey agreed.
Some mischief, I doubt not,
He had in his head.

The Mole, at each step,
Would stumble and blunder.
With his skin-covered eyes,
It was, clearly, no wonder.

At the very first trial,--
As well may be thought,--
Without much ado,
His Moleship was caught.

To be blind-man, of course,
To him it now fell:
And who was there fitted
To act it so well?

But, to get up a sham--
With affected surprise,
Said he,--"What are we doing?
You've not blinded my eyes."

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If a creature purblind
Thus pretends he can see,
Will the blockhead confess himself
Stupid--think ye?