Poem

Frying Pan's Theology

Scene: On Monaro. DRAMATIS PERSONAE: Shock-headed blackfellow, Boy (on a pony). Snowflakes are falling So gentle and slow, Youngster says, 'Frying Pan, What makes it snow?' Frying Pan confident Makes the reply — 'Shake 'em big flour bag Up in the sky!' 'What! when there's miles of it! Sur'ly that's brag. Who is there strong enough Shake such a bag?' 'What parson tellin' you, Ole Mister Dodd, Tell you in Sunday-school? Big feller God! He drive His bullock dray, Then thunder go, He shake His flour bag — Tumble down snow!'

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Canonical recordPOEM-000856

Copy-textA. B. Paterson — 1908 copy-text checked against the retained 1896 facsimile; SRC-000059 controls every published character; independent witness comparison complete; no readings blended.

Source recordSRC-000059

Rights determinationRGT-000023

Text statusCANONICAL TEXT READY

TranscriptionDIPLOMATIC_D180_D208

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