FATHER, Mother, and Me.
?Sister and Auntie say
All the people like us are We.
?And every one else is They.
And They live over the sea.
?While We live over the way.
But — would you believe it?— They look upon We
?As only a sort of They!
We eat pork and beef
?With cow-horn-handled knives.
They who gobble Their rice off a leaf
?Are horrified out of Their lives;
And They who live up a tree.
?And feast on grubs and clay.
(Isn’t it scandalous?) look upon We
?As a simply disgusting They!
We shoot birds with a gun.
?They stick lions with spears.
Their full-dress is un.
?We dress up to Our ear............