| I Told The Wizard To His Face |
| BY: Jack Prelutsky |
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| I told the wizard to his face, "You're just a fraud, a phony, A fake, a sham, a charlatan, Your spells are pure baloney. Your hogwash couldn't fool An unsophisticated child- What do you have to say to that?" The wizard merely smiled. "You see, you have no answer," I continued, feeling bold. "You only use illusion When you turn ballons to gold. In fact, your poor pathetic act Is practically a crime- What do you have to say to that?" He smiled a second time. I escalated my harangue, And blared triumphantly, "Your prestidigitation Simply can't bamboozle me!" The wizard smiled a wider smile. "Piff poff" was all he said- Since then I've been but two feel tall And have a hamster's head. |
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