Cautionary Verses

An hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction introduced by Quentin Blake.

If you are you prone to telling tales or running away then ignore these poems at your peril or you might suffer the same fate as Matilda, Who told lies and was Burned to Death or Jim, Who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a Lion!

First published over a hundred years ago, Hilaire Belloc's tongue-in-cheek poems of moral instruction for children, with amusing illustrations by B.T.B. and Quentin Blake, are as sharp, funny and memorable as ever.

O antologie clasica hilara a instructiunilor morale introdusa de Quentin Blake. Daca esti predispus sa spui povesti sau sa fugi, atunci ignora aceste poezii in pericol sau s-ar putea sa suferi aceeasi soarta ca Matilda, care a spus minciuni si a fost ars de moarte sau Jim , Care a fugit de asistenta sa si a fost mancat de un leu! A fost publicat pentru prima oara cu peste o suta de ani in urma, poezii de invatatura morala pentru copii ale lui Hilaire Belloc, cu ilustratii amuzante de BTB