The King's Breakfast (poem)
"The King's Breakfast" is a poem by A. A. Milne, first published in When We Were Very Young (1924). It is about "a monarch who sulks when the cow refuses to provide milk."[1] Damon Young calls it a "witty portrait of moping".[1] The poem was made into a film in 1963.
The poem features an Alderney cow, a breed which became extinct in the 1940s.
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[edit]- ^ a b Young, Damon (20 March 2015). "World Poetry Day 2015: a chance for children to embrace the power of words". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2023.