The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 8 (December 1, 1927)
For the Children. — The Story Of Sniff. — Series One
For the Children.
The Story Of Sniff.
Series One
1
This is Sniff, the sinner,
Waiting for his dinner.
2
Not getting it, he growls,
And sings and barks and howls.
3
Till Pater says “Sniff you must beg”-
At which he stands on one hind leg.
4
“Good dog,” says Pater, “Here's a bone”-
Two seconds more and Sniff is gone.
5
Upon the mat he cranches small
Until there is no bone at all.
6
And then he goes to sleep you see
And dreams fair dreams like you or me.
7
Of what does he dream, the sinner?-
Of what he'd like, of course, for dinner-
Of far more big bones, you may bet,
Than he will ever, ever get.