Alan Alexander Milne .
Ballad of the royal sandwich.
Translation by Samuil Marshak .
King ,
His Majesty,
Asked Her Majesty ,
To Her Majesty
Asked thrush :
Can not deliver oil miles
King for breakfast .
court thrush
Said : " Of course,
I'll go ,
say
cow
As long as I do not sleep ! "
court thrush
Went to her cow
And he says the cow
Lying on the floor :
" They told their Majesties
A known amount of
Selective oil
Deliver to their table ! "
lazy cow
Answered sleepily :
"Tell Their Majesties ,
Now that so many
Bipedal - hornless
Prefer marmalade
And candy ! "
court thrush
Said, "You think ? "
And then the Queen
Presented the report :
" A hundred times I'm sorry
For this offer ,
But if you namazhete
A thin slice of bread
Fruit jellies,
The king, his majesty ,
Probably will be happy ! "
Immediately Queen
Went to his Majesty
And , as if incidentally,
Said irrelevantly :
" Oh yes , my friend, about
Promised oil ...
You want to try
Marmalade for breakfast ? "
King replied :
" Nonsense ! "
King said:
" Oh my God! "
King sighed : " Oh my God ! " -
And got back into bed .
" No one , - he said -
No one in the world I
Not called moody ...
I asked only oil
For breakfast, I submit ! "
This queen
Said : " Of course! " -
And then he ordered
Thrush call .
court thrush
Said : " Of course! " -
And then he ran
In the cow barn again .
court cow
Said : " What's the matter ?
I'm nothing wrong
Say you do not like .
Take yogurt ,
And milk for cereal,
And butter
Can you give too ! "
court thrush
Said, " and thank you ! "
And the oil on a tray
Sent to the king.
King said : " Oil !
Excellent oil!
Excellent oil !
I love him so much !
No , no - he said
And got out of bed . -
Nobody, nobody , - he said,
Going down in a bathrobe. -
Nobody, nobody , - he said,
Lathered hands with soap . -
Nobody, nobody , - he said,
Sliding down the banister . -
Nobody will say that I
Tyrant and screwball
For what I like to tea
Good sandwich ! "