The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 172
nd main,Are trying hard to hatch and raise, As careful parents should,In all the good old-fashioned ways, Of any decent brood;To teach them to consume the pests, The flies and grubs and bugs,The beetles, borers, and the mites, The vicious worms and slugs. We only ask you half a chance, Together and… … 154 POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES So, parents all, and teachers, too, Please charge your girls and boysTo leave our dear blue eggs alone; They were not meant for toys.Just give your cats an extra meal In our short nesting time !It does not last so very long, Nor cost a single dime.And if we nip a…
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