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The White Snake

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How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

Should a goose swallow
the ring of a queen
he’ll have her butchered
and served to the king.

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

Fish out of water
cry and cry for home;
kindness will save them
and he’ll never drown.

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

Actions speak louder
to the King of Ants,
and all his workers
will help the just man.

How lucky the man 
who understands beasts!

Three raven children
giv’n a chance to grow,
will to the world’s end
be as good as gold.

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

Should he love a girl
of royal beauty,
no doubt he’ll try her
dangerous humor.

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

Only a wild heart
could understand hers,
fighting for freedom
with a riddling hand.

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

He’ll call on nature
to call out her bluff,
though she refuse him
and test him again.

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

He’ll never quit her
though it costs his life;
such is what she needs
as a beastly

How lucky the man
who understands beasts!

How lucky the man
who understands beasts! 

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