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Слушать(AI)The Whale
The Whale that wanders round the
Is not a table fish.
You cannot bake or boil him
Nor serve him in a dish;
But you may cut his blubber
And melt it down for oil.
And so replace the colza bean(A product of the soil).
These facts should all be noted
And ruminated on,
By every boy in Oxford town Who wants to be a Don.
Hilaire Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870[1] – 16 July 1953) was a British-French writer and historian and one of the most prolific writer
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