The Kitchen Kalendar by Hugh Lofting
The Kitchen Kalendar presents a rhyming schedule assigning a food-themed designation to each day of the week. Pastry and Bun day is assigned to Monday. Irish Stews-day falls on Tuesday. Dine-out-with-friends day is set for Wednesday. Apple-pie day is fixed on Friday. Sausage-in-batter day is placed on Saturday. Sunday is designated as a day of rest, with no associated dish.
By Hugh Lofting · Genre: Children's Poetry, Humorous Literature, Culinary/Food-Themed Literature · 83 words
First lines
Pastry and Bun day / Ought to be Monday. / Then Irish Stews-day / Falls on a Tuesday.
Dine-out-with-friends day, / Let's make that Wednesday. / Next, Apple-pie day / Should always be Friday.
Sausage-in-batter day, / Put that down Saturday. / But what about Sunday? / Oh, take a rest one day.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Hugh Lofting
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Children's Poetry, Humorous Literature, Culinary/Food-Themed Literature, Fantasy/Whimsical Fiction, Instructional/Educational Literature
- Length: 83 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
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Genres
- Children's Poetry — Written by Hugh Lofting in verse form with rhyming couplets and consistent rhythm characteristic of children's literature, designed for memorability and entertainment of young readers.
- Humorous Literature — The work presents a whimsical reorganization of the week based on food themes, using playful language and the absurdist concept of assigning specific meals to calendar days for comedic effect.
- Culinary/Food-Themed Literature — The entire premise centers on dishes and meals (pastries, Irish stews, apple pie, sausages) organized chronologically, making food the central organizing and thematic principle throughout.
- Fantasy/Whimsical Fiction — The imaginative reimagining of calendar structure and playful personification of days through associated meals creates a fantastical, whimsical tone divorced from practical reality.
Tags
kitchen · cooking · domestic · household · daily-life · stories · short-stories · family · practical-advice · traditional · illustrated · whimsical