Willful Waste

You must not throw upon the floor
A crust you cannot eat,
For many little hungry ones
Would think it quite a treat.

Willful waste makes willful want,
And you may live to say,
Oh how I wish I had that crust
That I once threw away.

        Author Unknown

     The Foolish Little Mouse

Once a trap was baited
With a piece of cheese;
It tickled so a little mouse
It almost made him sneeze.

The old rat said, There's danger!
Be careful where you go.
Nonsense! said the little one,
I don't think you know.

Off he went so boldly,
No one in sight.
First he took a nibble,
And then he took a bite.

Snapped the trap upon him!
Caught the little mouse!
Because he would not think and heed
What the old rat warned about.

            Author Unknown

   The Willful Little Turkey

Once a little turkey,
So fond of her own way,
She wouldn't ask the older ones
Whether to go or stay.

She said, I'm not a baby--
Here I am half grown.
Surely I am old enough
To run about alone.

So off she went, but someone
Lurking saw her pass;
And soon  her feathers, like snowdrops,
Covered all the grass.

That night she made a supper
For a sly young mink,
Because she was so headstrong
That she wouldn't think.

           Author Unknown