C'era una volta
un povero Zero
tondo come un o,
tanto buono ma però
contava proprio zero
e nessuno lo voleva in compagnia
per non buttarsi via.
Una volta per caso
trovò il numero Uno
di cattivo umore perchè
non riusciva contare
fino a tre.
Vedendolo così nero
il piccolo Zero
si fece coraggio,
sulla sua macchina
gli offerse un passaggio,
e schiacciò l'acceleratore,
fiero assai dell'onore
di avere a bordo
un simile personaggio.
D'un tratto chi si vede
fermo sul marciapiede?
Il signor Tre che si leva il cappello
e fa un inchino...
E poi, per Giove,
il Sette, l'Otto, il Nove
che fanno lo stesso.
Ma cosa era successo?
Che l'Uno e lo Zero
seduti vicini,
uno qua l'altro là
formavano un gran Dieci:
nientemeno, un'autorità!
Da quel giorno lo Zero
fu molto rispettato,
anzi da tutti i numeri
ricercato e corteggiato:
gli cedevano la destra
con zelo e premura,
(di tenerlo a sinistra
avevano paura),
lo invitavano a cena,
gli pagavano il cinemà,
per il piccolo Zero
fu la felicità.
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