The Ballad and Birth of a Mushroom
A long time ago there was a field full of blossoms
And two plumbers happen to come along with their princess friend
Each day they would come to the field and have a picnic
Soon they got tired of coming and went else where
Whereas the princess kept coming, though she had a new place to go
For in the middle of the field, was a white mushroom
The way it stood out made the princess wonder if perhaps…it was alive
She never thought about if after that for a long time
But each time she went there she would look closer at it
The temptation of picking it up was paralyzing
Until one day, she knelt down on both knees and put her hands on it
As she was about to do this the mushroom jumped up
She shrieked and fell backwards
The mushroom embarrassingly apologized and introduced himself
I am not a mushroom, but a mere deformed toad
Do not mistake me my dear, but there are many others like me around
Just open your true eyes and look around
And surely the princess did this and was amazed
For she had never seen so many beautiful creatures in her life
She knew she couldn't tell the plumber boys
For they would misunderstand her and perhaps hurt her new friend
So she promised the little guy that she would return for him
Days past and no sign of her
Feeling rejected he climbed back into his hole in the ground
As the weather changed from sun to snow
He gave up hope
All his friends wondered when their time would come to emerge
Another year went by
As the first day of spring approached he sighed one last time
But as he lifted his head up he saw a familiar dress, could it be?
The princess was crying
For she had forgotten where her friend was
Feeling confused he hopped up and went to her
Why be you crying?
She wiped her face and looked at him
I didn't forget, I just remembered
I'm allergic to mushrooms
He gave her a special necklace
You shall not sneeze one more time around me and my friends
She smiled and kissed him
Thus beginning a beautiful friendship that would never cease