Poem:When Does A Duck Have Scales? (extract from Bone Soup)
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when does a duck have scales?
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i saw an indian restaurant
and ordered me a dish
i said i wanted bombay duck
but what i got was fish
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historical information*
*bummalo was the indian name
for quite a horrid fish
because it sounded naughty
not a soul would eat the dish
and so they changed the name about
and called it bombay duck
and as for those who order it
it’s just their rotten luck
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