
The Cactus Sword is often called
The Blade of a Thousand Pins.
It’s used out in the desert by
A tribe of Bedouins.
Although it has no cutting edge,
It’s sharp in other ways—
An enemy prodded with one of these
Won’t sit for several days!

Ali Baba stood before the door.
“OPEN SESAME!” he roared.
But the door remained
quite tightly closed.
It wasn’t listening, he supposed.
“OPEN SESAME!” again he roared,
Yet still his order was ignored.
Umm . . . it was the right word,
he was sure.
Yes, right word, but . . .
er . . . wrong door!
