The Princess Rule-Book
I wrote a letter to the Palace to find out how to be a Princess. And this is what they said.A princess never picks her nose,
Or squelches mud between her toes.
Or licks the gravy off her plate,
Or swings upon the garden gate.
She shouldn’t try to race the dog,
Or dig for worms,
Or pet a frog.
No flicking peas, no slurping soup,
No stirring ice-cream into gloop.
No dunking biscuits in your tea,
Whilst sitting in a Cherry Tree.
She mustn’t run, she mustn’t shout,
And rolling down a hill is OUT!
She mustn’t catapult a cake,
Into the middle of the lake,
Or zoom around on roller skates,
Whilst balancing a pile of plates.
Or feed her dog the broccoli.
It’s easy-peasy, so you see!
Just keep these rules and you will be -
A princess.
I think I’ll join the circus instead.Or squelches mud between her toes.
Or licks the gravy off her plate,
Or swings upon the garden gate.
She shouldn’t try to race the dog,
Or dig for worms,
Or pet a frog.
No flicking peas, no slurping soup,
No stirring ice-cream into gloop.
No dunking biscuits in your tea,
Whilst sitting in a Cherry Tree.
She mustn’t run, she mustn’t shout,
And rolling down a hill is OUT!
She mustn’t catapult a cake,
Into the middle of the lake,
Or zoom around on roller skates,
Whilst balancing a pile of plates.
Or feed her dog the broccoli.
It’s easy-peasy, so you see!
Just keep these rules and you will be -
A princess.
This poem is copyright (©) Angela Jelf 2026
About the Writer
Angela Jelf
Angela writes poems and stories for kids of all ages. She lives in London with her family, four kids, a kind dog and three cats! She works as an Early Years Educator, which reminds her to stop and look at our weird and wonderful world through the eyes of a child.
