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FAMILY WISDOM

 

FAMILY WISDOM

It’s okay to chew on your chicken bones

So you don’t waste all that meat –

Just remember it’s not considered polite

When the Queen invites you to eat.

 I learned this way back when I was a child

And repeated it to all four of mine;

Now my granddaughter knows not to chew at the Palace –

Old wisdom has passed down the line.

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I have no idea why this poem evolved from Jennifer Pendergast's photo - food and a family of four children, perhaps - but this is my offering of a less-than-one-hundred-words story for this week! To read other stories you can follow the frog link from Rochelle's blog:  https://rochellewisoff.com/

Allow me to wish you all a Happy Passover and a Happy Easter, hopefully with a few more friends than you were able to see last year. And also to remind you that my little book of gently humorous poems is out on Amazon - just click on the cover image at the top of this page.

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26 comments:

  1. Helen Baggott 01/04/2021, 14:41

    Finger licking's out as well?!

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    1. liz young01/04/2021, 15:25

      I believe one is expected to use the gold finger bowls.

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  2. Keith's Ramblings01/04/2021, 15:44

    That's it then, I'm not going to the Palace for supper.

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  3. Neil MacDonald01/04/2021, 15:44

    Essential advice for the little ones

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    1. liz young01/04/2021, 22:28

      Basically it taught them that it is polite to ask permission!

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  4. Linda01/04/2021, 16:01

    Information I'm sure I'll never need :) Enjoyed the generational wisdom.

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    1. liz young01/04/2021, 22:29

      It's only half in jest, as it teaches what is polite.

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  5. Iain Kelly01/04/2021, 16:08

    I can only eat boneless chicken, but I suspect I'm unlikely to ever be invited to the Palace anyway!

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    1. liz young01/04/2021, 22:30

      What's wrong with chicken on the bone?

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  6. Dale01/04/2021, 16:39

    Good manners are never wasted! ;-)

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    1. liz young01/04/2021, 22:31

      Exactly, and any method of instilling them, barring violence, is good.

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  7. Gah Learner01/04/2021, 23:03

    I'll keep that in mind next time I go to the palace... :D What a fun poem!

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  8. plaridel02/04/2021, 06:29

    that's great. the queen must be so proud. :)

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  9. csknotts02/04/2021, 20:46

    Great response to the prompt. And good advice, too.

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  10. Brenda Cox03/04/2021, 21:28

    This is very clever. I love it!

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  11. JadeLi04/04/2021, 01:08

    Nothing and no one will keep me from gnawing my chicken bones! I'm sure I would have been sent to the corner many times over this one. :)

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  12. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields04/04/2021, 13:54

    Dear Liz,

    Whatever works to instill good manners in a child is a win. Love this.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. liz young04/04/2021, 22:32

      And the fact that it worked was proved at lunch today. Six year old Millie picked up a piece of food and said, 'Not with the Queen.'

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  13. Elmowrites06/04/2021, 18:09

    I love the passing on of simple wisdom. Makes me wonder if the granddaughter will get a chance to try out her palace etiquette!

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    1. liz young06/04/2021, 22:34

      Well, she's six - just the right age for Prince George!

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