The Giant Jam Sandwich

One hot summer in Itching Down Four million wasps flew into town. They drove the picnickers away, They chased the farmers from their hay, They stung Lord Swell on his fat bald pate, They dived and hummed and buzzed and ate, And the noisy, nasty nuisance grew Till the villagers cried, "What can we do?"

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