John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway Quotes

“While they were working, and working hard, some more made a tablecloth out in the yard.”

“It was piping hot when they took it out, and the villagers raised a mighty shout. ‘Isn’t it crusty? Aren’t we clever!‘”

“They stung Lord Swell on his fat bald pate, they dived and hummed and buzzed and ate,”

“So they called a meeting in the village hall, and Mayor Muddlenut asked them all, ‘What can we do?’ And they said, ‘Good question!’ But nobody had a good suggestion.”

“Bap gave instructions for the making of the dough. ‘Mix flour from above and yeast from below. Salt from the seaside, water from the spout. Now thump it! Bump it! Bang it about!‘”

“Then Bap the Baker leaped to his feet and cried, ‘What do wasps like best to eat? Strawberry jam! Now, wait a minute! If we made a giant sandwich we could trap them in it!‘”

“The other slice came down- kersplat!- on top of the wasps, and that was that. There were only three that got away, and where they are now I cannot say.”

“When they were done, the dough was left to rise till the loaf was a mountain in shape and size!”

“One hot summer in Itching Down, four million wasps flew into town.”

“But the wasps were just as bad as ever.”