At a time in history
There was a maid named Mystery.
And a man called Abe
Was completely smitten with this babe.
So she he decided to wed,
And if not he'll cry forever in his bed.
He set off on his quest
Which to complete he'll have to prove he's the best.
For Mystery's Father was a fickle man
Who had stamped out 150 other suitors with a ban,
Because they had failed his trial that brought so much pain,
That to even attempt it you'd have to have half a brain.
Fortunately for Abe he wasn't that smart,
So he went to Mystery's Father to fight for her heart.
When he got to the house Mystery's Father came to the door
And when he saw Abe with flowers he knew exactly what Abe was there for.
"So you want to court my daughter?" the large man asked,
"Well to do so you'll have to survive the trial you'll be tasked!"
The man led Abe to the back of his house,
And showed him the trial meant to chouse.
The trial laid in a big steel cage and was a lion of African descent.
Obviously meant for every suitor's torment.
Mystery's Father laughed at Abe's look of horror.
"What, you haven't fought a lion before?"
Abe would answer but he figured the question was rhetorical,
And he hoped to God that fighting the lion was metaphorical.
But Mystery's Father opened up the cage and said "In you go!"
And Abe went in to reluctantly battle this foe.
He stepped in and looked over to the beast on the opposite side of the cage,
Who looked back at Abe with its eyes full of rage.
The lion started forward intent on killing,
And let out a roar that was by far chilling.
But it suddenly stopped and fell
Right in the middle of the cell.
The beast had been struck down and slain,
By an apparently horrible chest pain.
Mystery's Father stood there in shock,
While the lion lay there as cold as a rock.
Abe had technically passed the trial.
Even though all he did was stand there a while.
Abe and Mystery married and had a long happy life,
Until Abe was killed by a mistakenly thrown steak knife.