People with Long Ears

[Introductory Poem]

Horses and donkeys, if not chaperoned
Are apt to make mules, to whom they have loaned
Their composite strengths - and yet, mules are in peril
Because, though they're stubborn and strong
They are sterile
They're very good workers
They're movers and shakers
But one thing they're not
Are little mule-makers

Now, mules are likе critics:
They both have long ears
And whеn they proceed to speak
Here's what one hears: