The man on the hill

There once lived a man 
On the top of a hill
With bare kitchen cupboards
And a belly to fill
He needed some treats
To put in his mouth 
So he put on his boots
And stepped out of the house

He went for a walk 
and bumped into a rabbit 
Who was sat by his warren
Munching a carrot
' oh rabbit ', he said 
as he worked out out his fate
You'd taste good in a stew 
On my dinner plate

'Please sir' said the rabbit
I'm not for your knife
Take all my carrots and spare me my life
I'll take all those carrots
But leave you with one
And he gobbled them up 
Before he walked on

He spotted a squirrel 
Gathering up nuts
I'll have you for supper
There's no ifs or buts
'But sir' said the squirrel
I'm not for your fork
Take all my nuts and on you can walk
I'll take up your offer
But leave you with one
Squirrel kindly accepted
And the man then was gone

As he walked down the path
He heard grunts that were muffled 
Of a hard at work pig
Who was sniffing out truffles
Oh pig you'd look good 
On the end of my stick
With a plate full of chips
And a barbecue dip

'But man' said the pig
I'm not for your spit
Please take all my truffles 
And let that be it...
The man thought a minute
Then said, ' oh go on '
And went on his way leaving pig only one

He then came to a river
And there sat on the bank
Was a dam building beaver
Catching fish for his tank
' oh yummy', said man
You can be for my tea
You'd be lovely with gravy
And fresh garden peas

'Please no', said the beaver
I'm not for the slaughter 
Take all my fish 
And cross over the water
'Yes ! .. I like fish'
So if you don't mind
I'll have all the lot
But I'll leave one behind 

Later that night at the top of the hill
Came a bright shining light
From the mans steaming grill
The smell of fresh fish topped with truffle was lush
With the scent of the freshly dry roasted peanuts
The animals rushed to the foot of the climb
And in unison said, 
' that could of been mine '
They looked at each other
And to their surprise 
They all had a piece of the ultimate prize
If they all came as one 
It was easy to make
A feast fit for kings
With what man didn't take 

Sjm