Funny little poem

I found this while surfing around today. Funny. Maybe the theology is bad, but enjoy it anyway. Do I dare teach it to my boys? :)

Which Loved Best? by Joy Allison (1917)

I love you mother, said little Nell
I love you more than tongues can tell.
Then teased and pouted for half the day
Till her mother rejoiced when she went out to play.

I love you mother, said little John
Forgetting his work, his cap went on.
Then he was off to the garden swing
Leaving his mother the wood to bring

I love you mother, said little Ann
Today I’ll help you all I can
Then stepping softly she took the broom
Swept the floor and tidied the room.

I love you mother, again they said
Three little children all going to bed.

How do you think that mother guessed which one really loved her best?

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