Elostum

First, you must know the names of the people in this picture. The lady on the sofa is Miss Curleykew. Fibius is standing beside here. You need not be afraid that the spiders on the sofa will crawl all over him, for they are really only buttons. The old gentleman in the cane-chair is Grandfather, who has fallen asleep while reading "David Grieve." You can see the book on his lap. In the very front is Elostum. He looks very much troubled because he has lost his cap and can't find it on the floor. Teeza is behind him helping him look for it.

You see, Miss Curleycew has been telling them a story, and when he finished , she told them that they might go out into the wood shed and see the little kittens that came in that morning. Elostum is very fond of animals and is in a great hurry, but he can't find his cap. Fibius is laughing at him, for he knows where it is. It is on the floor, under Grandfathers chair. You can just see one end of it.

Miss Curleykew said, "if you had hung it up properly, you'd know where it is! Goops never put their things away!

Are you a Goop?"

I Fancy that Elostum Knew

As much as I, or even You !

He was Too Thoughtful, I am Sure,

To Soil or Scratch the Furniture;

Still, he was Careless, so They Say,

For, He Never Put his Things Away!

(This Goop is called Elostum because whenever he forgot to put his things away, he lost 'em)