Woman from Madras

This was my very second introduction to the world of limericks, back in 1988.  (The 1st one was 'Man from Madras' and which is too salty to be written here - Had enough brickbats)
:-(

Woman from Madras

There was a woman from Madras,
Who had a magnificent Ass.
     Not pretty and pink,
     As you probably think;
But was grey, had long ears and ate grass.

:-D

These were based on the  'Man from Nantucket' published in 1924 and gave rise to the 'Limerick Challenge' in the US.  The series is considered complete with 3 more paras. The original -

Man from Nantucket

There was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
     But his daughter named Nan,
     Ran away with a man
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

Sequels in the 'Limerick Challenge'

Pa followed the pair to Pawtucket,
The Man and Nan with the bucket;
     And he told the man,
     He was welcome to Nan,
But as for the bucket, Pawtucket.

The pair followed Pa to Manhasset,
Where he held the cash as an asset;
     But the man and Nan,
     Stole the money and ran,
And as for the bucket, Manhasset.

Of this story we hear from Nantucket,
About the serious loss of the bucket;
     We are sorry for Nan,
     As well as the Man,
The cash and the bucket, Pawtucket.

But the most well-known limericks are Ogden Nash's

Ode to the Llama

The one-L lama, he's a priest,
The two-L llama, he's a beast;
And I'd bet a silk pajama,
There isn't a three-L lllama.

&

About the Pelican

A funny old bird is the pelican,
His beak holds more than his bellican;
     Food for a whole week,
     He holds in his beak,
I don't know how the hellican.

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