My Never Ending List

The cheese must stand alone, you really think so?  We all know this popular song from The Farmer in the Dell. Are you singing it now? I bet you are.  The story opens up the popular 4 line stanza ending to The Farmer in the Dell where the cheese has to stand alone Hi-ho the dairy-o, The Cheese Stands Alone.  Are you singing it now? I bet you are.  The cheese only stands alone for so long as the temptation of a chunk of cheese gets the best of everyone and then the cheese gets company.  It all starts with the rat checking out the cheese as he emerges from his hole.  As he dashes down into the meadow to enjoy the cheese, he is spotted by the cat who thinks she knows what that cunning rat is up to.  The rat feels insulted but later he confesses to his mischief.  Why does the cheese have to stand alone? The cat tries to explain “well…umm…hmmm…It’s the song.” It is after some thinking, the two of them decide that together they will attack the cheese.  This duo attracts the attention of the dog.  This slobbering bothersome dog.   He then decides to go with them.  This type of action continues as they attract the attention of a girl, a Mother and then a father.  It is like a party going to eat this wedge of cheese that has been sectioned off in the field.  Tempting cheddar is calling them….

The pictures in the book are exceptional.  From the hairs on the rat’s nose to the slobber coming off the dog’s tongue the pictures are comical and bring a smile to your face.  The writing is amusing and entertaining making the reading a breeze.   The typeset complimented the book – truly an amusing, entertaining book.   

“The dog thought. (Which was not an easy thing for him to do.)”