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According to author Edward Lear, what body part was the Pobble missing?

Question #150489. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jan 18 2024.
Originally posted Jan 18 2024 9:09 PM.

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Taken from the poem, "The Pobble Who Has No Toes" (1872), poor Pobble is missing his toes after a swim! His aunt warned him to take care of them, but upon discovering they were gone, his aunt changed her tune that he was better off without them!

Edward Lear is best known for his poem "Owl and the Pussy Cat."

And nobody ever knew,
From that dark day to the present,
Whoso had taken the Pobble's toes,
In a manner so far from pleasant.
Whether the shrimps, or crawfish grey,
Or crafty Mermaids stole them away -
Nobody knew: and nobody knows
How the Pobble was robbed of his twice five toes!

https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/the-pobble-who-has-no-toes

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Jan 18 2024.
Jan 18 2024, 9:11 PM

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According to author Edward Lear, what body part was the Pobble missing?

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