Of all of the boys you ever have met
Jack would do anything if you made him a bet
He’d stand on one leg for more than an hour
Or suck on a lemon just to check it was sour
.
Although he was willing to stand up to tests
He tended to push things too far in excess
He’d take on a challenge that anyone proffered
then increase the size of the bet that was offered
.
Angus gave Jack a huge apple to eat
And challenged him to eat the whole thing complete
The pips, the peel, and all of the core
Had to be eaten till there was no more
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Not one to shy from a challenge laid down
Jack looked at the apple and gave it a frown
Surely one apple was easy to eat
He needed a much bigger task to complete!
.
He bought some more apples, a very large bag
So many it caused the tea table to sag!
He opened his mouth in the morning to munch
And continued at pace until way after lunch
.
By teatime his speed had considerably slowed
He sat at the table all hunched and head bowed
Juice all down his front and pulp over his face
He struggled on, though at a much slower pace
.
Finally finished, the challenge complete
He went to the garden for air and a seat
Unfortunately somewhere in Jack’s bloated tum
Something was plotting a grisly outcome
.
Quite without warning like many boy’s fears
Leaves began sprouting from out of his ears
It seems all the pips he had eaten with glee
Had sprouted and sprung up a very fine tree
.
As branches formed leaves, then blossom, then fruit
Jack suddenly feared for the exit of roots
By now far to late to do anything more
The tree rooted downwards and into the floor!
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By the time that his parents had seen what he’d done
An apple tree stood and our young Jack was gone
The tree stands there still, to teach us the lesson
Avoid all the pips in a fruit eating session!
