The Tale of Arthur Penfish and Guinefish

(This was an idea of Mom's and contributions by me and my obsession with Merlin and my Middle English class)


Hear ye, Hear ye!
I'll tell you a tale
A tale of magic
But it's not Finnish
The tale of Arthur and Guinefish
It begins in the kingdom
Of Swimalot
Where Merlin the dog
Threw in his lot
To protect the kingdom from Morgana-cat
Who took a spot by the tank
There she sat
By Lancecat who
watched a fish swim by
She was blue as the sea
And predictable as the sky
From his tank
The bold Arthur Penfish
Swam by his castle
With just one wish
To act with fishy chivalry
As Merlin the dog
Kept the cats from the sea
In a small town tank
Guinefish swam on
Swishing and diving
From dusk till dawn
When she caught the eye
of the Fishy King
Who wanted to take her
Under his wing
He wanted more
Than an aquatic fling
But knights must prove
Their love through worth
An oath they swore
From egg to fish
To protect his love
From the cat's dish
He puffed up his gills
With a mighty threat
But Morgana-cat wasn't done just yet
Lancecat strutted
And sat by the town
If a fish could
Arthur would frown
But Merlin the dog
Came in with a growl
The cats were on
A dangerous prowl
As Guinefish swam
Without any care
Arthur tried
To show he was there
He swam by the tank
With all his might
If only he could
Catch his lady love's sight
But the lady was busy
With Lancecat's gaze
Her fishy eyes
Were quite in a daze
But Merlin the dog
Both loyal and true
Starting chasing the cats
He knew what to do
For soon the owner of the pets
Lord Uther came in
He stared down at them
and stroked his chin
"I banish you cats"
He said with a glare
"For such treacherous behavior"
Thunder filled the air
The cats hissed with anger
As Merlin stood proud
He was the favorite
Of the fishy crowd
Guinefish danced
While Arthur bubbled
Now Swimalot
Would not be troubled
And so it was and came to be
The kingdom of fish and chivalry