(From an email fwd: Credit to Janice Y. Preston, 1993.)
1. A gentleman traveling on a coast-to-coast flight Was the king of person
who had real insight. A five-year old youngster was really a fright Running
up and down aisles and giving a fight.
2. The people in business were trying to work Near those who were sleeping,
the youngster did lurk. He yanked off the headsets of some music lovers, And
took all of the peanuts that he could discover.
3. The passengers complained, "He must becontrolled," And threatened the
flight crew to knock him out cold. Theflight attendant buckled him in his
seat But his screams and his hollers were less than a treat.
4. The passengers, desperate, want him bound tight and gagged. "Arrest the
boy's parents, or let them be nagged." At last comes our gentleman, who
spoke to the crew. They loved his idea; into action they flew.
5. They found a seat for the boy in the front of the plane. They were
willing to do it to keep themselves sane. They fashioned a steering wheel
from a large plate; A stick was a rudder' he thought it was great.
6. Flying instruments were made from some odds and some ends. The pilot came
back; the two became friends, The pilot then asked for help flying the
plane. Because it'd be tough if they ran into rain.
7. The kid was delighted' he was taught how to fly. Flight attendants all
smiled; the copilot came by. The pilot saluted and left the boy in command.
He kept pretty quiet and thought it was grand.
8. The passengers rejoiced; the gentleman was praised. How did you think of
it?" the question was raised. The gentleman answered in a voice calm and
low, "It's really quite simple, if you go with the flow.
You tried hard to solve your own problem, the noise; But the problem I
solved was that of the boy's."
(c) Janice Y. Preston, 1993.
