Жил однажды старик на Тобаго -
На овсе жил, на рисе и саго!
Но, вдохнув запах пряный
Шашлыка из барана,
Сам овечкой заблеял, бедняга.
Оригинал:
There was an old man of Tobago,
Who lived on rice, gruel and sago
Till, much to his bliss,
His physician said this -
To a leg, sir, of mutton you may go.
_____________________Edward Lear