(Credit goes to Sesame Street for the idea.)
("There's a hole in the bucket.
Then plug it.
Withwhat shall I plug it?
With a cork.
How shall I get it?
Cut it with a hatchet.
But the hatchet's too dull.
Then sharpen it.
How shall I sharpen it?
Use the stone.
But the stone is too dry.
Then wet it.
With what shall I wet it?
With water from the well.
How shall I get it?
Use the bucket.
There's a hole in the bucket.)
It will never stop, I guess,
Until I do what's right the first time.
(29 October 1995)