A Fairy's Tale

Give to eat mare some meat, 
Leaves for lion - its freak, 
Water for the parrot to dwell, 
Air for the fish - it is hell.

Precious are the things that be, 
Prized by and of true utility, 
Water for fish, parrot for air, 
Meat for lion, leaves for mare.

[- extracts from the poem 'A Fairy's Tale'] © Munindra Misra