The Mischievous Dog°

A Poem by Bob B

Once there was a mischievous dog

That thought it was so fun

To bark at and snap at people--in short,

To torment everyone.

He was such a nuisance that

His master had had enough.

"I am going to fix him," he said.

"If HE doesn't like it, tough!"

And so he fastened a bell around

His dog's neck that morning

So people who were near would hear it,

And it would serve as a warning.

The dog was oh so proud of his bell

And had an odd reaction.

To hear it jingle, he strutted around

With utmost satisfaction.

An old dog approached and said,

"Please don't put on airs.

I see this situation has

Caught you unawares.

"I think you need to know the truth,

And so I'll cut to the chase.

The bell is not a reward, my friend;

It's a badge of disgrace."

The moral: sometimes we wrongly feel

Pride instead of shame

When it's notoriety

That we mistake for fame.

-by Bob B (8-10-21)

°An Aesop fable retold here in verse

© 2021 Bob B

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Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

Tale well told Bob. Especially in this day and age where Trolling is seen as a virtue instead of as a childish petulant behavior. Acting and being an A-hole isn't anything special it only proves to everyone how insignificant and rotten a person you are. It's not funny and its novelty runs out pretty fast, especially to the point you are simply ignored and what have you really achieved...nothing. thank you again for your poem.