A fairy went a marketing
To see what she could buy
And in the corner of the room
A foreigner caught her eye
A fairy went a marketing
To see what she could buy
And while in the building
She found herself a spy
A fairy went a marketing
To see what she could sell
And on her tiny shoulders
The biggest burden fell
For all her assets, corporate
as well as personal o0o0h
Had just gone down the shitter
And cost a pretty penny too
A fairy went a-trading
To see what she could barter
All she had up for grabs
Was her foreigner for a starter
So she found herself at NIKE
Amongst the corporate elite
She was no bigger than their (secretly tiny) feet
They looked at what she had to offer
And cracked a smile or two
A fairy went a-selling
To see who she could find
And into the government
She tinkered with their mind
The president listened carefully
To this teeny tiny fairy
And shortly after found himself
Purchasing a spy
A fairy went to the bank
Laughing all the way
For now she knew the value
Of dollar, will go a long way
So the fairy went a-spending
Going through many stores
To find herself some real gems
And trade them all to corporate whores
Author notes
the original poem is called "A fairy went a-marketing", by rose fyleman- with illustrations by irving leveton. it comprises of 4 stanzas with 8 versa in each with a rhyme where the 2nd line wiill rhyme with the 4th. then 6th to the 8th. i might try and copy that- but not likely lol
if you cant find it, i will post it in my author's notes. my folks used to read me fairytales and many were poems in the book.
Written February 28th, 2005
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A contest entry
- Twisted Tales - Give Me Your Best Twisted Tales. by Nicolisis.
300 points, ended March 6, 2005, 6 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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I'm glad you could see the modern day fairy as I could. thanks!
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thanks for reading! stop by any time
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ahh thanks you're swell!
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Very funny , well done all the best in the comp.
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Awesome write. Great poem. I liked it.
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I liked this
I could just imagine a little faerie going from building to building in a power suit and a filofax 
Good Write, good luck in my contest. Luv Niky x
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So did you copy the poem here? or is this your adaptation of it?
anyway it is a great write. I love how it makes a full circle and usage of the phrase "corporate whores"..wonderful. Sometimes I think our President must listen to a fairy or some other imaginary friend..how else could he be so stupid?..LOL GREAT WRITE LOVED IT!!
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