Vegetables

Vegetables - meaning Summary

Playful Skepticism About Transformation

This short, playful poem presents a humorous folk belief that eating certain vegetables will change a person’s color. The speaker repeats claims about tomatoes, carrots and spinach but immediately undermines them with doubt, admitting uncertainty and relaying the idea as gossip. The tone is light, conversational and childlike, highlighting how silly rumors circulate and how adults or children might pass on unfounded explanations in good humor.