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Bertie in the Bath

By old_cusser

Tue, 28 Sep 2004
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On finding Bertie in the bath
The spider gve a howl of wrath
What was a schoolboy doing there
With soapy hands and soggy hair?

He pulled out Bertie by one leg
And hung him on the towel peg
Then let the water down the drain
And curled up in the bath again

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