Frying Pan’s Theology
Scene: On Monaro.DRAMATIS PERSONAE:Shock-headed blackfellow,Boy (on a pony).Snowflakes are fallingSo gentle and slow,Youngster says, ‘Frying Pan,What makes it snow?’Frying Pan confidentMakes the reply—‘Shake ’em big flour bagUp in the sky!’‘What! when there’s miles of it!Sur’ly that’s brag.Who is there strong enoughShake such a bag?’‘What parson tellin’ you,Ole Mister Dodd,Tell you in Sunday-school?Big feller God!He drive His bullock dray,Then thunder go,He shake His flour bag—Tumble down snow!’