Disobedience by A.A. Milne | Poetry Reading

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Disobedience by A.A. Milne is a humorous poem enjoyed by both children and adults. The poem's main character is a three year old boy named James who REFUSES to let his mother go as far as the end of the town unless he is accompanying her there. However, one day his mother decides to disobey her son(!) and walks down to the end of the town - never to be seen again. Although the King puts up a poster offering a reward of forty shillings to anyone who may know of her whereabouts, the King soon changes his tune: "If people go down to the end of the town, well, what can anyone do?" and we're left with the feeling that James's mother never was found, poor thing...

A.A. (Alan Alexander) Milne was born in England in 1882. He's most famous for his Winnie the Pooh stories, set in 'The Hundred Acre Wood' (based on Ashdown Forest in East Sussex).

In 1924 Milne wrote his first collection of poems for children called 'When We Were Very Young', and Disobedience was one of these poems.

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James James
Morrison Morrison
Weatherby George Dupree
Took great
Care of his Mother,
Though he was only three.
James James Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he;
"You must never go down
to the end of the town,
if you don't go down with me."

James James
Morrison's Mother
Put on a golden gown.
James James Morrison's Mother
Drove to the end of the town.
James James Morrison's Mother
Said to herself, said she:
"I can get right down
to the end of the town
and be back in time for tea."

King John
Put up a notice,
"LOST or STOLEN or STRAYED!
JAMES JAMES MORRISON'S MOTHER
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MISLAID.
LAST SEEN
WANDERING VAGUELY:
QUITE OF HER OWN ACCORD,
SHE TRIED TO GET DOWN
TO THE END OF THE TOWN -
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD!"

James James
Morrison Morrison
(Commonly known as Jim)
Told his
Other relations
Not to go blaming him.
James James
Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he:
"You must never go down to the end of the town
without consulting me."

James James
Morrison's mother
Hasn't been heard of since.
King John said he was sorry,
So did the Queen and Prince.
King John
(Somebody told me)
Said to a man he knew:
If people go down to the end of the town, well,
what can anyone do?"

(Now then, very softly)
J.J.
M.M.
W.G.Du P.
Took great
C/O his M*****
Though he was only 3.
J.J. said to his M*****
"M*****," he said, said he:
"You-must-never-go-down-to-the-end-of-the-town-
if-you-don't-go-down-with-ME!"

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