Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 42
r long neck at easeYou crop the leaves upon the trees,Your legs are quite too long, and makeIt difficult for )ou to slakeYour thirst — in other words, you ve foundYour neck too short to reach the ground.Indeed, I ve often v.ept to tliinkHow hard it is for you to drink.26 To right a wrong we must,… … Be your front legs; then line A C(A shorter line) your neck shall be.Measured, t will only reach so far.When bent down toward the ground, as27 R. Then R s your head stretched down, and shows How far the ground Ues from your nose— Though if the ground lay not at B, But R, you d reach it easily.…
Children's poetry, American
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