COMMON ENEMY
A horse and duck were arguing one day:
Which is better, saying quack or neigh?
The horse maintained that neighing had more class,
That quacking sounded much too much like brass,
A brittle trumpet or a tin kazoo.
The duck responded that this may be true
But if you want to hear a sound that's tinny
The prime example is a horse's whinny.
But then an owl of wisdom and repute
Descended from a tree and said "The hoot
Exceeds the neigh or quack in sound and tone
And occupies an honored place alone
Among the languages that creatures speak."
The horse, offended, kicked him in the beak.
The owl was dead. The duck said, "Horse, well played!"
The horse then quacked. The duck, for his part, neighed.
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