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Poem - Mr Nobody

What is the poem about?

The poem is about a common situation in every house. When someone does mischievous things in the house, he/she

will not admit it. They will put the blame on other people. This poem sarcastically but humorously reminds us to admit

and be responsible to our misbehavior.

Stanza 1 MeaningI know a funny little man,

I know a strange man.As quiet as a mouse, He hardly makes a noise.Who does the mischief that is doneIn everybody’s house!

He is blamed for all the trouble that happens in everyone’s home.

There is no one ever sees his face,

No one has ever seen him

And yet we all agreeThat every plate we break was crackedBy Mr Nobody

But he is blamed when plates get broken. His name is Mr Nobody.

Stanza 2

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‘Tis he who always tears our books,

No one admits being responsible for the torn books.

Who leaves the door ajar,

No one admits to have left the doors partly open.

He pulls the buttons from our shirts,

No one is responsible for tearing the buttons off the shirts;

And scatters pins afar;

No one admits to disperse the pins

That squeaking door will always squeak,

The door will always squeak because no one oils it.

For, prithee, don’t you see,We leave the oiling to be doneBy Mr Nobody.

Please, don’t you knowNo one is going to oil that squeaky door. Mr Nobody is going to do it.

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Stanza 3He puts damp wood upon the fire,That kettles cannot boil;

No one admits to put damp wood in the fire which cause the water in the kettle will not boil.

His are the feet that bring in mud,And all the carpets are soil.

When the carpets are dirtied no one admits to come in with muddy shoes.

The papers are always mislaid,Who had them last but he?

The papers often go missing but no one admits being the last person to read them.

There’s no one tosses them aboutBut Mr Nobody

No one admits to have thrownthe papers all over the place.

Stanza 4

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The finger marks upon the doorBy none of us are made;

No one admits being the person who left the dirty finger prints on the door.

We never leave the blinds unclosed,To let the curtains fade;

No one admits to have left the blinds unclosed and cause the curtains to lose colour.

The ink we never spill;

No one admits to have spilled the ink.

the bootsThat lying around you see Are not our boots – they all belongTo Mr Nobody

No one admits to have left their boots lying around. The boots belong to Mr Nobody.

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