For every time she shouted "Fire!"
They only answered "Little liar!"
And therefore when her aunt returned,
Matilda, and the house, were burned.


Cautionary Tales. Matilda

Hilaire Belloc Quotes

For every time she shouted Fire! They only answered Little liar! And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.

For every time she shouted Fire! They only answered Little liar! And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.

For every time she shouted Fire! They only answered Little liar! And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.

For every time she shouted Fire! They only answered Little liar! And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.