Never Tease a Weasel

Never Tease a Weasel
Jean Conder Soule illustrated by Denman Hampson

Published by Parents' Magazine Press in 1964. 

You can knit a kitten mittens

And perhaps that cat would purr.

You could fit a fox with socks

That exactly matched his fur.

You could make a goat a coat

With a collar trimmed in mink;

Or give a pig a wig

In a dainty shade of pink

But never tease a weasel;

This is very good advice.

A weasel will not like it 

And teasing isn't nice!

You could make a riding habit

For a rabbit if you choose;

You could make a collie jolly
With a gay crocheted cravat;
Or make a possum blossom
In an Easter Sunday hat.

But never tease a weasel,
Not even once or twice.
A weasel will not like it
And teasing isn't nice!

A truly delightful book published by the Parent’s Magazine Press in 1964 with illustrations by Denman Hampson. A new edition with illustrations by George Booth was published in 2007. If you prefer the earlier version (as I do) you will need to hunt in your local second-hand book shop or charity shop. Or if you prefer to shop, you could check on eBay or ABEbooks where there are several copies for sale at time of writing.  

Never tease a weasel.

There! Now I've said it thrice.

A weasel will not like it –

And teasing isn't nice!

Don’t you just love that Perky Turkey?