Vital Skill

RUBY TUESDAY

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VITAL SKILL!

There are many things in life I cannot do!

Many, many more than one or two!

So here's a certain skill

I'm attacking with a will;

It's something quite unusual and new!

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Radish to toadstool! Everyone should know

How to include this in a magic show!

It's something that, frequently,

Others will ask to see!

Your popularity certainly will grow!

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This world has need of many little ruses!

And now we see a radish has its uses!

It surely wins the title

Of something really vital!

Learn how today! I won't allow excuses!

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THREE (PARTIALLY) WISE MONKEYS

There's Monkey one and Monkey Two

And there's also Monkey Three,

One cannot HEAR, one cannot SPEAK

And another cannot SEE.

They seem to indicate they're Wise,

But it's always seemed to me

That only one's a genuine Wise Monkey.

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If we cannot hear the sobbing

Of a creature in distress;

If we cannot see the homeless

And aleviate their stress,

Then we cannot do a single thing

To help clear up the mess!

So only one's a genuine Wise Monkey.

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Yes, the monkey that I most admire

Is certainly the third;

Who never opens up

And says a single evil word.

Yes, Speak-No-Evil

Is the one that's certainly preferred.

Only he can be a genuine Wise Monkey.

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For careless little insults

Can start some bitter fights!

A tiny altercation

Can spiral to the heights!

Comparisons can end in people

Fighting for their rights!

So aim to be a genuine Wise Monkey!

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(But better-looking!)