The old king Patreus convened his clan,

To choose the ones to scale the Hojan walls.

He chose Jeaneas, Melinaus, and his

Beloved Princess, comely lasses all,

To infiltrate the great Natalian fort.

The three did venture, in the dark of night,

Back up the hill and o�er the Hojan gate.

Unseen, they slipped past napping guards to peek

At what immoral decadence ensued

Within the city walls. Monopoly,

And Twister raged within. How libertine!

But Princess was seduced by promises

Of nightly feasts, and television sets.

She stayed behind, and the two others fled

To tell the king.

And wept to hear the frightful news they told.

He clutched his chest and turned a regal shade

Of purple. He let out his final breath,

"I knew I should have heeded Briam�s words,

And tripled my blood pressure medicine."