LITTLE NANCY ETTICOAT This is the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the dog, That worried the cat, etc. This is the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, etc. This is the maiden all forlorn, 285 That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, etc. This is the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, etc. This is the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, etc. This is the cock that crowed in the morn, This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crowed in the morn, etc. LITTLE NANCY ETTICOAT LITTLE Nancy Etticoat In a white petticoat And a red rose. The longer she stands, The shorter she grows. [A Candle.] 286 THIRTY WHITE HORSES THIRTY WHITE HORSES THIRTY white horses upon a red hill, Now they tramp, now they champ, now they stand still. [Teeth and Gums.] AS I WENT THROUGH THE GARDEN GAP As I went through the garden gap, Whom should I meet but Dick Red-cap! A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat, If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat. GRADE 2 A [A Cherry.] THE SWING How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down! - ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, |