Look, you know full well what they’re like:
twisting words and half-truths, those magpie thieves;
enforced servitude, therefore
well, it’s all they’re good for.
Even then, keep a close eye
else they steal the very chair from under you
and the food from your parlour
all the while blaming evil weevils.
They’ll replace your babe, changeling-wise
ending your line and cursing your name
till everything you see, say and do
is dashed, blighted, and ruined.
And your very house will come down round your ears,
and they’ll keen and wail to no avail
their every effort to help
only burying you under.
So you’d be wise not to disagree
or say they should go free:
they’re just not worth the bother
unless you’re a goblin-lover.
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