Back in '02 a friend in California was expecting her fourth child. An old ditty about fish and hens came to mind. The lady in question had at the time bagged a ten pound salmon, eggs and all. She was the only one who caught anything that day. So I wrote what I could remember and improvised the rest.
The lonely fish lays a thousand eggs
while the lofty hen just lays one
and a silver salmon never cackles
to let you know what she has done.
The fussy hussy struts her feathers
to delight her favorite booster
and that gaudy show totally explains
the crowing of the rooster.
So we ignore the silent trout
and the regal hen we prize
which just serves to remind us
that it pays to advertise.
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