Funny animal limericks were common years ago, but it was less common to create a sequence of these limericks into a story. The Erratic Rat is a very short story, true, but it shows the whimsical, silly, imaginative flavors from this clever era.

A Brief Limerick Story:
The Erratic Rat

There was a ridiculous Rat Who was awfully puffy and fat.      “I’ll carry,” he said,      “This plate on my head, ‘Twill answer in place of a hat.”
	And then he remarked with a frown, “I suppose that I must have a gown;     I’ll make me a kilt     Of this old crazy-quilt, To wear when I’m going to town.

“And of course, though the weather is warm, It may be there’ll come up a storm;     An umbrella I’ll make     Of a caraway cake, It’ll match with my whole uniform.

"And I’ll carry a bottle of ink In case I should wish for a drink;     And this flat-iron so sweet     I’ll take with me to eat, And now I am ready, I think.”

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