Louis Riel
John Robert Colombo
Children,when was
Louis Riel born,
asks the teacher.
A thousand years ago,the children answer.
A hundred years ago,the children answer.
Last year,the children answer.
No one knows.
Children,what did
Louis Riel do,
asks the teacher.
Won a war,the children answer.
Lost a war,the children answer.
No one knows.
Our neighbour had a dog
called Louis,
replies one of the children.
Our neighbour used to beat him up
and the dog died of hunger
a year ago.
Now all the children feel sorry for Louis.
What is the main idea of the poem?thanks