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| Krimms are unusual creatures Of a most disturbing sort. If invited to tea, first they giggle with glee Then wriggle and sniggle and snort. |
| If you're filled with
dismay by this early display, You'll soon wish you'd not spoken at all. You've good cause to fret, for there's worse to come, yet. You might as well hire a hall! |
| By bidding just one single
Krimm to tea, You've invited a multitude more, For he'll ask his friend — and that friend ask his friend — In the end, you'll be hosting a score! |
| Should it stop at that,
you'll be lucky. But what if your Krimm knows a Gart? He'll invite the Gart, too! Then what will you do When the two start to tear things apart? |
| Oh, they're really quite
rude. They've no manners at all! They'll complain about all the fare. But you're fortunate still, if they've not brought a Shrill! Yes, a Shrill will quite likely be there! |
| In a mournful tone, the
Shrill will moan That there's fungus all over the floor. You'll just frustrate your brain if you try to explain It's a carpet, she sees — nothing more! |
| Tea will be slopped on
the tablecloth. Pastry projectiles will fly. Try remaining polite while they bicker and fight! Oh, whatever you do, don't serve pie! |
| I've entertained Krimms,
not once, but three times. Believe me, I know what I say. When it's over that night, they appear so contrite, You invite them again, straight away! |
| The last time, the poor
things looked ever so sad And chorused, “Oh, never again!” Resist those wiles, those tears, those smiles, Third time and you're one in ten. |
| I found myself making
apologies! I confess it. I'm one of the nine. But greater fool, me. They're not coming to tea. I've invited them back to dine! |
| I think this
“Fable for the Table” could make a very entertaining interactive
CD-ROM. I expect my grandchildren would enjoy clicking on a
character and triggering a noisy, randomized food fight!
— Travis
Edward Pike, Otherworld Cottage, 1999
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