The Devil is in the DETAIL

"Mr McGee
and the Biting Flea" -
an Australian classic
for kids over three.

I saw it somewhere,
since then I have sought it.
It popped up on eBay
and promptly I bought it.


The story starts well:
McGee flying his kite,
but then it goes pear-shaped
when he feels a sharp bite.

You see, it gets tricky
for poor old McGee.
He gets badly bitten
by (of all things) a flea.


Details of undressing
would lengthen this rhyme.
I'll show you some pictures
to save us some time.


He tears off his clothes
with startling rapidity
and adds to Kids' Fiction
this case of ... nakidity.


Now today I've wiped noses,
seen poo and seen dirt.
Then I read this cute story
and now my eyes hurt.

My eyes fell on DETAIL
that makes it quite rude.
Can you see the small DETAIL
to which I allude?

OH. MY.GOODNESS.

I looked. I blinked.
I was shocked and amazed.
Seeing the DETAIL
Has left me quite dazed.

Now here's a weird thought.
We'll read this one day;
Will the kids see the DETAIL?
And what will they say?

Now the end of this story
re-told on my blog?
'Twas good for McGee
but bad for the dog.