How Doth the Little Crocodile
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
This poem by Lewis Carroll is a parody of the following:
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower?
How skillfully she builds her cell!
How neat she spreads the wax!
And labours hard to store it well
With the sweet food she makes.