Hahahaha i like that Foxy ...did you write that ?

Ok i saw my handle mentioned ....but let me guess, ghosts or goblins that has to be a reference to Steelie... and is Poirot the witch, or maybe, there is a veiled reference to her in this << a bandaged mummy Strolling through the park>> she must have had an accident lately which required bandages?

Dear SPQR,

I'm so pleased that you liked the poem.
It's one of my favourites amongst a
collection of poems that I use in my job - for
children's "Storytime" at Halloween.
I adapted it especially for you because of
the name you gave me - "Fox-tales."

No, the characters are not based on any of the
posters on this forum as the following poem
explains:

"There's no such thing as monsters
You just dream of them at night
That's what people tell me
But are they really right?

Witches don't exist at all!
That's what my mother said
So who is it that snores and cackles
Underneath my bed?

And who's the creature in the closet
All fat and pink and floppy?
He has six arms which wave at me
And a smile that's wet and soppy

And then there is the yellow thing
Who peeps around my door
I can only see one hairy arm
And a curve of orange claw.

The Purple Beastie with green eyes
Hangs by the window pane
His face is long and stretched and sad
Eyes weeping with the rain

The tiny, fluffy ghost is shy
She hides behind the clock
She jumps up every time it chimes
Hiccuping with shock

Who says there are no monsters?
I have met them many times
Along with countless ghosts and ghouls
Who live inside my rhymes!"

Yes, well you do like fairy tales, don't you Fox?

Dear Constance,

I like stories that are marvellous, humourous, powerful,
disturbing, illuminating - everything one might want in a
good read!

Even if television offered twenty-four hours of uplifting,
intelligent fare each day, the medium delivers information
in a flash - and then it's gone.

Stories found in books, by contrast, seep into our
very being. We all have books that lifted the fog for us,
caused the Great Aha, and literally changed our lives.
The printed word is pondered, and it is received only
when the mind is fully engaged. Like no other media it has
the power to stay with us!

In my own case I learnt from biographies that even
great individuals start out as everyday children -
letting all children know that life's possibilities are
without limit.

Take the role models in fairy tales and legends
and historical stories - Cinderella enchanted not because
she got the prince but because she was cheerful and
dignified even in unbearable circumstances. King Arthur
showed what a noble deed looked like - and that there is a
thing such as duty and sacrifice.

What are some of your favourites?

Sorry, Foxy but I'm not hear to discuss fairy tales as that would be digressing from the topic of the article.

At least there is one Leader in the world with spine:

Vladimir Putin’s speech – SHORTEST SPEECH EVER.

On August 04, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:

"In Russia, live like Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, it should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, and live the life of Muslim’s then we advise them to go to those places where that’s the state law.

Russia does not need Muslim minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell ‘discrimination’. We will not tolerate disrespect of our Russian culture. We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation. The Muslims are taking over those countries and they will not take over Russia. The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of Sharia Law and Muslims.

When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the Russian national interest first, observing that the Muslims Minorities Are Not Russians."

The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.