Five Beasties

beastie

[ˈbiːstɪ]

noun

1. Scot, a small animal

2. informal, an insect

Collins English Dictionary Complete & Unabridged 13th Edition 2018 (digitally updated in 2021)

1. The East Kilbrider Spider

He can't abide a spider,
he is an East Kilbrider.
There is no-one from East Kilbride,
who likes a beast that is eight-eyed.

2. The East Milngavie* Fly

He didn't like a fly,
he came from East Milngavie.
Nobody from East Milngavie,
likes a beast that lands on pie.

* pronounced Mil-gai

3. The Berwick-upon-Tweed Centipede

She didn't like a centipede,
she came from Berwick-up-on-Tweed.
No-one from Berwick-upon-Tweed,
likes a beast that could stampede.

4. The Coventry Bee

He didn't like a honey bee,
he came from central Coventry.
No-one from central Coventry,
likes a beast with hairy knee.

5. The Hay-on-Wye Dragonfly

She didn't like a dragonfly,
she came from northern Hay-on-Wye.
No-one from northern Hay-on-Wye,
likes a beast with compound eye.

Photo by Vansh Sharma: https://www.pexels.com/photo/yellow-and-black-dragonfly-on-brown-stick-3860844/

By Alan Dickie