A Yak
Here's a limerick about a yak...
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A Yak
Limerick
In Africa wandered a yak;
A jaguar jumped up on his back.
Said the yak, with a frown,
"Prithee quick get thee down;
You're almost too heavy, alack!"
Notes
A limerick is a five line poem in the form AABBA. It's often humorous or nonsensical verse. The form was popularized by Edward Lear.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
This limerick can be found in "Harper's Young People" (1880).
Image edited by Lisa.
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