They saw some berries, bright and red,That hnng aronnd and overhead. And soon the bongh they bended downTo make the scai-let frnit their own;And ])art they ate, and part in i)layThey threw^ abont and flung away. But long they had not been at homeBefore poor Jane and little Tom PETER 301 Were taken… … PETER Poor Peter was burnt by the poker one day,When he made it look pretty and red! For the beautiful sparks made him think it fine play,To lift it as high as his head. 302 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY But somehow it happened, his finger and thumbWere terribly scorched by the heat; And he screamed out…
Nursery rhymes
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