The Pobble Who Has No Toes

The Pobble Who Has No Toes

The poet says that the Pobble, who has no toes now, had once as many toes as we have. He dismisses the views of the people who say that he may lose his toes some day. His aunt, Jobiska, warns him about his toes, and so she gives him lavender water tinged with red.

The poet says that the Pobble, who has no toes, once decided to swim across the Bristol channel. His aunt, Jobiska, told him that there would be no harm if he kept his nose warm; and so he wrapped his nose with a piece of red scarf before he set out to swim across the Bristol Channel.

The pobble swam very fast and well; and when boats and ship came near him, he made some sound to make them aware of his effort. All the sailors and admirals cried when they saw him reaching near the other side. He went to swim across the Bristol Channel so that he could catch fish for his aunt Jobiska’s cat with red whiskers.

In the third stanza, the poet says that a sea animal porpoise carried away his red scarf just before he was to touch the shore of the Bristol Channel. And when he looked at his feet, he became sad to see that all his toes were gone.

From that day to the present day, nobody ever knew who had taken the Pobble’s toes. Nobody knew whether the shrimps, or crawfish, or mermaids took them away; and nobody knows how the Pobble way robbed of his ten toes.

The Pobble was then put in a bark, and rowed him back, and carried him up to his aunt Jobiska Jobiska’ park where she had made a feast of eggs and fried fish at his earnest wish. She also assured that the whole world knows that the Pobble’s are happier without their toes.