The Lion And The Water-Wagtail: A Mock Heroic Poem, In Three Cantos (1809) is a satirical poem written by an author using the pseudonym Castigator. The poem is a parody of traditional epic poems, with the main characters being a lion and a water-wagtail. The lion represents the traditional heroic figure, while the water-wagtail is a small and insignificant bird.The poem is divided into three cantos, each of which tells a different part of the story...