The Beast Who Was Least

There once lived a most insatiable beast,
So peculiar and lowly, who was aptly named Least.
This immature creature would roam ‘cross the land,
With his pet snake, Rizulo, by the tail, in his hand.

This crude, evil monster robbed villages of food
To feed his pet snake and himself as they stood –
Destroying these towns as he headed due East,
He truly hated people, for he was aptly named Least…

Least’s dad’s name was Must, grew up so untamed,
For he and his mother were slaves, so ashamed,
Caught by some traveling circus to do tricks,
Must somehow escaped, as Mom took her licks…

Must searched the land for more of his kind,
To rescue his mother, but a bear he did find –
They soon fell in love, and this bear had his child,
Which bears thought a freak, so monstrous and wild!

Least was disowned and put up for adoption,
By the mother who demanded this hard and safe option;
But Must left his mate to go search for his mother,
Found her dead from her grief, and cried like no other…

In the end, Must’s lady bear found a guy bear,
Upon feeling much sorrow, such gloomy despair…
Must had lost everything his heart had adored,
But then found his son – now his grieving heart soared!

Upon hearing Must’s story, Least’s soulfulness grew –
Was filled with compassion, so long overdue!
So along with Rizulo, their friendly pet snake,
They lived happily forever, in a cave by the lake…