Watching Willy Wonka (the real one) last night, that little poem the tinker
told Charlie stuck in my head so I had to look it up to see if it was
original. It's not.

The Fairy Folk - William Allingham

Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And grey cock's feather!

Just to mention: The "He thrusts his fists against the posts" that was
quoted at the end and in the book IT, was taught to (ugh I forget his
name!!!) as a tongue twister as part of his speech therapy - it's mentioned
in the book at an early point and because he was so intent on pleasing his
Mum by being able to say it once, just once, without stuttering.

AS for the Willy Wonka verse, I'm not sure that it was even IN the actual
book by Roald Dahl, in fact, I think it was put in JUST for the movie, still
and all, it's a wonderful piece of writing however it came about and was
used effectively in that saccharine story that repaid children for being
naughty with lollies...

tamara

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In article <4557d54d@news.comindico.com.au>,
"Tamara CallaLilly" bigpond.com> wrote:

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was a reference to
King's new short story "Willa". Just picked it up yesterday.**
"Derailment" and trains figure prominently in the story.

[And it's also unique in that it's not set in Maine. It's set in Wyoming
of all places.]