Has anyone ever heard of a childrens' book called _Never Tease A Weasle_? My husband had this book as a kid and he's been telling me about it forever. He didn't know what had happened to it, but we went to babysit our neices tonight and he found it! Still had his name scrawled in the front cover. It's a very cute story with some cute drawings of what look like ferrets. It's written in sort of a Dr. Suessish way, but it was written by Jean Conder Soule and illustrated by Denman Hampson. Says it was published in 1964 by Parents' Magazine Press. The text of the book goes like this (I've refrenced it, so I don't think this is plagarism, but BIG if you think it is can you at least leave in the last phrase?): You can knit a kitten mittens And perhaps that cat would purr. You could fit a fox with socks That exactly matched his fur. You could make a goat a coat With a collar trimmed in mink; Or give a pig a wig In a dainty shade of pink. But never tease a weasel; This is very good advice. A weasel will not like it And teasing isn't nice! You could make a riding habit For a rabbit if you choose; Or make a turkey perky With a pair of high-heeled shoes. You could make a collie jolly With a gay crocheted cravat; Or make a possum blossom In an Easter Sunday hat. But never tease a weasel, Not even once or twice. A weasel will not like it And teasing isn't nice! You could build a mouse a house With a chimney made of bricks. You could give a dove some gloves And a set of walking sticks. But never tease a weasel. There! Now I've said it thrice. A weasel will not like it- And teasing isn't nice! You could give a mule a pool And some jaunty swimming trunks; Send a case of Spanish lace To a pair of lady skunks. You could give a fish a dish For her favorite seaweed stew; Send three frogs some sailing togs And a yachting cap or two. But never tease a weasel. Now I can't be more precise. A weasel will not like it, And teasing isn't nice! You could bake a drake a cake For his special birthday treat; You could braid a bug a rug To make his bug house neat. You could feed a spider cider Or perhaps pink lemonade; Or give a moose some juice To sip on in the shade. But never tease a weasel. Now remember what I've said! It's more fun to please a weasel And be friends with him instead. I just looked this book up on Barnes and Noble and it could be worth as much as $70! That's cool! Leigh [Posted in FML issue 2667]