The Horse and the Whip
Eliezer Shteynbarg
1932
“May an unforeseen disaster
Overtake your worthy master,
The wagoner, Reb Benjamin,
And strike at you along with him.”
The horse was saying
to the whip and neighing,
“Did you ever
Hear of such a thing? I never . . .
Tell me why I’m always beaten.
And for nothing, too! You think it’s fun to drag this dray?
Remember, first of all, I haven’t even…
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