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The Wee Puddick ?
« on: Sunday 11 October 09 23:21 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know the words to the poem the Wee Pudick, about the frog who went to a party but he thought and he thought and he thought. . .

I would greatly appreciate it.
McCann


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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 October 09 00:11 BST (UK) »
Sorry, don't know the poem but it would be a puddock!

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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 October 09 00:26 BST (UK) »
Thank you.

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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 October 09 03:34 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know the words to the poem the Wee Pudick, about the frog who went to a party but he thought and he thought and he thought. . .

I would greatly appreciate it.
McCann



The bigsy wee cratur' was feelin thand prood he gapit his moo an he croakit oot lood......................

www.robertburns.plus.com/puddock.htm
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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 October 09 16:59 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Billy.

But, actually, my family is talking about another Wee Puddock poem, not by Robbie Burns and not the one listed on the Robbie Burns website.   None of them know where it is from or who it is by - but they say it is about the Wee Puddock going to go to a party, and he thought, and he thought, then something else comes up, and he thought and he thought...

Does anyone else know what I am talking about?  Any help please.  Thank you.

McCann

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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 12 October 09 17:37 BST (UK) »
This one ?



The Puddock by J M Caie

A Puddock sat by the lochan's brim,
An' he thocht there was never a puddock like him.
He sat on his hurdies, he waggled his legs,
An' cockit his heid as he glowered throu' the seggs
The bigsy wee cratur' was feelin' that prood,
He gapit his mou' an' he croakit oot lood
"Gin ye'd a' like tae see a richt puddock," quo' he,
" Ye'll never, I'll sweer, get a better nor me.
I've fem'lies an' wives an' a weel-plenished hame,
Wi' drink for my thrapple an' meat for my wame.
The lasses aye thocht me a fine strappin' chiel,
An' I ken I'm a rale bonny singer as weel.
I'm nae gaun tae blaw, but the truth I maun tell-
I believe I'm the verra MacPuddock himsel'."
A heron was hungry an' needin' tae sup,
Sae he nabbit th' puddock and gollup't him up;
Syne 'runkled his feathers: "A peer thing," quo' he,
"But-puddocks is nae as fat as they eesed tae be."

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Jim
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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 October 09 19:11 BST (UK) »
Jim.  Thank you so much for typing that whole poem out.  I loved it, but believe it or not, it is still not the one the family remembers.  The one they are speaking kept repeating the line, there was a knock at the door "and he thought and he thought, and he thought some more..."

I wish I had a better clue, but that's about all I have. I appreciate all of the help so far and hope there is someone out there who knows the one I mean.

Thank again, Jim.
McCann

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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 12 October 09 21:42 BST (UK) »
Let's try again  ;D What about this one:

One cold winter
Jimmy sat upon his windowsill,
weeping over a sorrowful death.
He thought he'd never heal.
Before his mom died he treated her badly,
only to make her upset.
He thought and he thought and he thought some more.
"Why didn't I treat her good instead?"
Jimmy only realized how much he loved his mom
when she passed away.
"I wish she could be here again, here to stay."
So as I tell you here and now
you should always live to love,
because you'll end up like Jimmy,
Sad and all alone.


http://poetryzone.woodshed.co.uk/resteight.htm

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Re: The Wee Puddick ?
« Reply #8 on: Monday 12 October 09 21:44 BST (UK) »
 :'( Just realised, there is no: "there was a knock on the door"..... :-X

Added: You could try also contacting this site: www.spl.org.uk/lost/help-me.html
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