n nothing but victuals and drink :Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet;And yet this old woman could never be quiet.She went to the baker to buy her some bread,And when she came home her old husband was dead; She went to the clerk to toll the bell,And when she came back her old husband was… … It made the children laugh and play,To see a lamb at school. And so the Teacher turned him out,But still he lingered near, And waited patiently about,Till Mary did appear: And then he ran to her, and laidHis head upon her arm, As if he said, Im not afraid,Youll save me from all harm. What makes the…
Nursery rhymes · Fairy tales
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