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Attila Takes A Hand
We drive through the gateway,
Get out of the car
And see to our horror
The door is ajar.
“My God! We’ve been burgled!
It’s happened again!
Perhaps they’re still in there?
Bad boys? Or tough men?
“But where is Attila?
Where is that beast?
We thought the Alsatian
Would scare them at least.
“Oh, here is the hero!
And wagging his tail!
Why didn’t you give them
The doorkeys as well?
“Get back to the kitchen!
Guard dog indeed!
No-one so cowardly
Should wear collar and lead!”
Attila slinks out
But then, strangely, lingers
And sniffs by his forepaw
Two fresh human fingers.
Exercise
Write the story of this poem from either:
a) the burglar(s) point of view (you may have one or more burglar)
OR
b) Attila’s point of view
Enjoy it!
