Classic Poem written by the writer and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. (1803 – 1882)
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter
“Little prig.”
Bun replied,
“You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I think it such a disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I am not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not as half as spry:
I´ll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track.
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can a nut, you track”.
THE END
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THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL
Classic Poem written by the writer and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. (1803 – 1882)
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter
“Little prig.”
Bun replied,
“You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I think it such a disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I am not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not as half as spry:
I´ll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track.
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can a nut, you track”.
THE END
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