V
is for
Valentine’s Day. The children are Visiting Mrs. Corry’s sweet shop
to ask her to be their Valentine. She is Visibly pleased.
“Now. what do you Vote for? Vanilla sticks?” she asks.
And she Vigorously breaks off two of her fingers and gives them to the children.
“Don’t look so Vacant; they’ll grow again! And in many Varieties. Violet candy is now in Vogue. And Queen Victoria. I Vividly recall, had a Violent fondness for Vinegar mints.”
“How old you must be!” say Jane and Michael.
“Venerable is the word, my dears. I remember Henry V saying.
‘Your Vegetable fudge with honey
Is splendid Value for the money.’
He spoke in Verse and, though Vague, was not Vulgar. What, are you going? How Vexatious. Well, take a piece of Verbena toffee. Never put Vaseline on your Vests. If a Villain pursues you, wear a Veil. Bon Voyage!” she said, and Vanished.
“How Very odd! We were just on the Verge of thanking her. Mary Poppins,” the children ask, “does this always happen on Valentine’s Day?”
“It all depends on the point of View.” is Mary Poppins’ Verdict.
