Kliban by B. Kliban for April 14, 2021

Short an arm and two tentacles but that’s only part of the hashed puzzle.

“Come ’n listen to a story ’bout a squid named Jed…”

I bet the guy’s a bachelor.

“Ooh, my head,” he said, after having read.

Oy!

…uhhh…that squid’s dead…

During the day it tends its octopus’ garden in the sea.

He’s pining for the fjords.

“I’d like to be under the sea

In an octopus’s garden with you!”

Call him Mari.

“My name is little Bongo.

I sing this little song-o.

Every time I raise my hand,

The teacher says I’m wrong-o."

Fred said he wanted the sea bed.

Ethelred.

Unpublished early attempt by Dr. Seuss – “The Squid in the Bed”.

A squid in the hand is worth more than 2 in the sea bed….

Excerpt from “On Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss

Who am I? … My name is Ned. … I do not like my little bed.

This is no good. … This is not right. … My feet stick out of bed at night.

And when I pull them in, Oh dear! … My head sticks out of bed up here!