The Brownies’ Christmas Pudding

Two Brownie men were Jack and Jock,
Said one, “When Christmas comes,
We’ll make a pudding for ourselves,
And stuff it full of plums.”

And so they did—they mixed it well,
’Twas quite a bit of fun!
They stirred it with a long, long pole,
And soon their task was done.

They tied the pudding in a cloth,
These little Brownie men,
And then they put it in a pot,
To boil till nearly ten.

But later on, I grieve to say,
They both received a shock,
They looked but found no pudding there
Alas, for Jack and Jock!

’Twas gone, but where, they never knew,
(And ne’er a Brownie knows,)
It vanished like a lovely dream,
As here the picture shows.

Two little lads, brimful of fun,
With mischief in their eyes,
Went fishing from a chimney top
And stole away the prize.