Shoes.

i tell you this tale,

how shoes became known to us,

not what you have heard.

Long ago a king,

court in iron fist, had a

secret obsession

He was an odd man,

who was lonely and quite sad

in search of a queen

So began the search

a reverse Cinderella:

Find the fairest feet

His subjects hiding

Young women were the victims

No one’s feet were safe

His harem much too full,

The king ordered to search the

Neighboring kingdom

The neighboring king

Heard this news, wanted no war

“Protect all the feet.”

So the neighbor king

A kind man of great riches

Sent out this decree

His men got to work

Crafting all shapes and sizes

New thing called “footwear”

The strategy worked

All his kingdom’s feet were spared

Weird king’s troops retreat

People slept in peace

Maidens’ feet were now free.

Shoes worn ever since