>>22724355Four other Shellders followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more, and more, and more-
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.
The Walrein and the Conkeldurr
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock
Conveniently low:
And all the little Shellders stood
And waited in a row.
"The time has come," the Walrein said,
"To talk of many things:
Of specs- and scarves- and Mega Stones-
Of Slowbros and Slowkings-
And why Mt Chimney's boiling hot-
And whether Gliscors Fling.
"But wait a sec," the Shellders cried,
"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Conkeldurr.
They thanked him much for that.
"A loaf of bread," the Walrein said,
"Is what we chiefly need:
Sitrus Berries and Lums besides
Are very good indeed-
Now if you're ready, Shellders dear,
We can begin to feed."
"But not on us!" the Shellders cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Walrein said.
"Do you admire the view?
"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
The Conkeldurr said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf-
I've had to ask you twice!"
"It seems a shame," the Walrein said,
"To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!"
The Conkeldurr said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"
"I weep for you," the Walrein said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.
"O Shellders," said the Conkeldurr,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none-
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.
