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Day: ______________________ Date: ____________________
Poem - Mr Nobody
What is the poem about?
The poem is about a common situation in every house. When someone does mischievous things in the house, he/she will
not admit it. They will put the blame on other people.
This poem sarcastically but humourously reminds us to admit andbe responsible to our misbehaviour.
Stanza 1 Meaning
I know a funny little man,
I know a strange man.
As quiet as a mouse, He hardly makes a noise.
Who does the mischief that isdone
In everybodys house!
He is blamed for all the troublethat happens in everyones home.
There is no one ever sees his
face,
No one has ever seen him
And yet we all agree
That every plate we break was
cracked
By Mr Nobody
But he is blamed when plates get
broken. His name is Mr Nobody.
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Stanza 2
Tis he who always tears our
books,
No one admits being responsible
for the torn books.
Who leaves the door ajar,
No one admits to having left the
doors partly open.
He pulls the buttons from our
shirts,
No one is responsible for tearing
the buttons off the shirts;
And scatters pins afar;
No one admits to dispersing the
pins
That squeaking door will always
squeak,
The door will always squeak
because no one oils it.For, prithee, dont you see, Please, dont you know
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We leave the oiling to be done
By Mr Nobody.
No one is going to oil that
squeaky door. Mr Nobody is going
to do it.
Stanza 3
He puts damp wood upon the fire,That kettles cannot boil;
No one admits to putting damp
wood in the fire which cause the
water in the kettle will not boil.
His are the feet that bring in
mud,
And all the carpets are soil.
When the carpets are dirtied no
one admits to coming in with
muddy shoes.
The papers are always mislaid,Who had them last but he?
The papers often go missing but
no one admits being the last
person to read them.
Theres no one tosses them about
But Mr Nobody
No one admits to throwing the
papers all over the place.
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Stanza 4
The finger marks upon the door
By none of us are made;
No one admits being the person
who left the dirty finger prints
on the door.
We never leave the blinds
unclosed,
To let the curtains fade;
No one admits to leaving the
blinds unclosed and cause the
curtains to lose colour.
The ink we never spill;
No one admits having spilled the
ink.the boots
That lying around you see
Are not our boots they all
belong
To Mr Nobody
No one admits having left their
boots lying around. The bootsbelong to Mr Nobody.
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