Sometimes, though, I should be busyMaking a marble roll,Or sitting, if I were hungry,To watch bv a mouses hole. But if I were feeling lazyI d curl myself in a ball,And lie all day by the fireWith nothing to do at all. GOING AFTER THE COWS. •But, dear! I had most forgotten,—■If I were only a catI… … GOING AFTER THE COWS. Two little friends trot side by sideOver the meadow green and wide ;On, and on, to the pasture gate,Where Flossy and Bossy stand and wait.Two little friends : one wears a hat,Its broad brim hiding his cheeks so fat;His eyes are blue, and his hair is gold,And hes mammas little…
Children's poetry · Picture books for children
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