Samuil Marshak
Baggage

A Lady has checked in to ship
A couch
A pouch
A grip
A hamper
A paper
A hat
And also a pint-sized mutt.

At the station she was handed out
Four baggage receipts of green color
Which listed without a skip
The couch
The pouch
The grip
The hamper
The paper
The hat
And also the pint-sized mutt.

They move all the stuff up the ramp.
Throw them in the van with a thump.
Was finally packed bit by bit
The couch
The pouch
The grip
The hamper
The paper
The hat
And also the pint-sized mutt.

Once the train whistle was blown
The puppy ran off on its own.
But at the station named Dno
They guessed that an item has gone.
Again they read over the sheet,
“The couch
The pouch
The grip
The hamper
The paper
The hat...
Anyone! Where is the mutt?”

Just then a big hairy dog
Was noticed on having a walk.
They caught it and set to the trip
Along with the pouch the grip
The hamper
The paper
The hat
Instead of the runaway mutt.

The train arrived in Zhitomir city.
The porter with a badge number fifty
Was carrying in his baggage cart
The couch
The pouch
The hat
The hamper
The paper
The rip
And the dog which keep trying to slip.

When a sudden the dogs’ angry growl
Followed by the lady’s bawl out.
She cried, “I give you a damn!
You took a wrong dog from the van!”

Then she sent flying the pouch
In anger kicked out the couch
The hamper
The paper... and said,
“I want you to bring my mutt back!”

“Dear madam”, the porter replied,
“Let’s look through the receipts in quiet
They say that you checked in to ship
The couch
The pouch
The grip
The hamper
The paper
The hat
And also the pint-sized mutt.
However
While been on a trip
A puppy
May grow a bit.”

Translated by George G.