Louis RielJohn Robert ColomboChildren,when was Louis Riel born,asks the teacher.A thousand years ago,the children answer.A hundred years ago,the children answer.Last year,the children answer.No one knows.Children,what did Louis Riel do,asks the teacher.Won a war,the children answer.Lost a war,the children answer.No one knows.Our neighbour had a dogcalled Louis,replies one of the children.Our neighbour used to beat him up and the dog died of hungera ye

Louis Riel
John Robert Colombo
Children,when was
Louis Riel born,
asks the teacher.
A thousand years ago,the children answer.
A hundred years ago,the children answer.
Last year,the children answer.
No one knows.
Children,what did
Louis Riel do,
asks the teacher.
Won a war,the children answer.
Lost a war,the children answer.
No one knows.
Our neighbour had a dog
called Louis,
replies one of the children.
Our neighbour used to beat him up
and the dog died of hunger
a year ago.
Now all the children feel sorry for Louis.
What is the main idea of the poem?thanks