MATILDA who told lies

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. His style and personality led to the nickname, "Old Thunder".He was an ardent proponent of orthodox Catholicism and a critic of many elements of the modern world.His "cautionary tales", humorous poems with a moral, such as Matilda, who told lies and was burnt to death, are the most widely known of his writings. Belloc's heroine is one of several figures he conceived in satirizing the moralistic tales used in Edwardian England to instill proper behavior in children.Matilda, an incorrigible fibber, calls the fire brigade out on a false alarm; later, when fire does indeed break out, she is disbelieved and left to burn to death.The tale overall is macabre rather than funny, both because its denouement is not especially inventive and because death by fire is all too common.
This poem is about a girl who always tells lies. Because of this habit, she lost her life as on one believed her when she was speaking the truth.Matilda has obviously not heard the story of the boy who cried wolf. Matilda a minor girl told such dreadful kids that liquods would hardly take a breath of relax. Her aunt, who was a believes of truth, once she too believed Matilda when she called for help on telephone. She dialed the number of emergency fire service. She cries, ``Fire!'' causing a great brouhaha composed of clanging fire wagons, water-drenched drawing rooms, and humiliated female relatives When the came to help her, it was confermed that there had harrode nothing. Due to which her aunt sawed some amount as find to let the fire men to go away. One night her aunt went to theatre and let Matilda alone at home as punishment for telling lies.. But it all comes back to her when the house really burns down and no one believes in her cries of alarm. That very night, fire broke out really. Matilda cried for help but on one minded whatever she was saying as they thought that, she is telling lies. Rapidly heat increased and Matilda along the house was burned. And when her aunt came back from theatre, it was too late to do any thing.Matilda, along with her abode, is reduced to ashes.
Belloc's macabre, Edwardian moral tale with blackly humorous panache are important features of this poem. Smoky palette is perfect for the fiery subject matter, particularly in the characterization of Matilda, with her malicious dark eyes and rotund appearance. Paired with other stories on truth telling or read on its own, this has story-time potential for tough-minded moralists The poem is hilarious - one of Belloc's Awful Warning poems - and the illustrations of a beady-eyed, sneaky looking Matilda set it off beautifully.who told lies will be burned to death.