Ян Малаховски

My Fairy I have a fairy by my side Which says I must not sleep, When once in pain I loudly cried It said, `You must not weep.' If, full of mirth, I smile and grin, It says, `You must not laugh'; When once I wished to drink some gin It said, `You must not quaff.' When once a meal I wished to taste It said, `You must not bite'; When to the wars I went in haste It said, `You must not fight.' `What may I do?' at length I cried, Tired of the painful task. The fairy quietly replied, And said, `You must not ask.' Moral `You mustn't' (Lewis Carroll, 1845)