The Fancy Fur Coat Case

Bunny Lefkowitz loved summer, he loved to go outside and play,

But when winter came around, he’d just stay inside all day.

His bunny friends loved the snow, they frolicked and they rolled,

But Lefkowitz couldn't play with them, because he was too cold.

“I'm roasty toasty warm outside” said his friend the long-haired hare.

“But your hair is so short, Lefkowitz, that you need more fur to wear.”

One day while reading the paper, while flipping through the news,

An advertisement caught his eye, it was something he could use!

For sale: 2 fancy fur coats

They’re worth up to $100 and made of fur so fine,

But we'll sell them for $1 to whoever is first in line.

So he hopped, hopped, hopped right out his door,

Shivering brrr, brrr, brrr on his way to the store.

He crunched, crunched, crunched through the snow so deep,

Thinking “I can’t believe this fine fur coat is selling for so cheap!”

But when he gave the clerk his dollar, he heard:

“Not YOU, Lefkowitz!

We have an unwritten rule, it’s based on common sense,

This coat is for the ladies, so we won’t give it to the gents.”

“But the ad is was so specific and I showed up first in line,

And I’m giving you my dollar, so that coat – it should be mine!”

So he hopped on home, shivering brrr and feeling sad

That he did not get his new fur coat, that he was tricked by the ad.

The next week he saw a new ad, it was similar but not the same,

This ad was for another coat, still not for gents but for a dame.

For sale: 1 fancy black fur frock

It’s worth $139.50 and made of fur so fine,

But we'll sell it for $1 to whoever is first in line.

So he marched, marched, marched right out his door.

Stomping his feet on the way to the store.

He hopped and leaped and jumped through the snow so deep,

Thinking “This time I’m not giving up, it’ll be my coat to keep!”

But when he showed up at the store, he heard:

“Not YOU, Lefkowitz!

Our rules still apply, so we're not selling you this frock,

But please feel free to look around, we have other coats in stock.”

“YES ME! LEFKOWITZ!

“You might have fooled me once, but I will not be fooled twice!

The ad has a description and a quantity and a price,

and the value is quite clear, so – though you may regret it –

you made me an offer, and I already accepted!””

So he paid the clerk a dollar and then asked for his receipt,

And he hopped home warm and cozy, just soaking up the heat.

Now Lefkowitz frolicks with his friends, he is outside all year round,

He throws snowballs in the air and makes snowmen on the ground.

He is so warm and happy because the store’s ad had some flaws,

And because he was so clever and he also knew the laws.

Now he wears his coat with pride, and his friends all think it’s fresh.

You should never let a silly weasel tell you how to dress.