In a corner of the bedroom is a great big curtain,
Someone lives behind it, but I don't know who;
I think it is a Brownie, but I'm not quite certain.
(Nanny isn't certain, too.)
I looked behind the curtain, but he went so quickly -
Brownies never wait to say, "How do you do?"
They wriggle off at once because they're all so tickly
(Nanny says they're tickly too.)
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Comments1Love this playful and whimsical piece from Alan Alexander Milne! Does anyone know if the "Brownie" referenced here has any particular significance in mythology? Maybe it's a creature from a folk tale or something? 🤔💭🧚♂️🧙♂️.