Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 459
Three wise old women were they, were they,Who went to walk on a winter day.One carried a basket, to hold some berries;One carried a ladder, to climb for cherries;The third, and she was the wisest one,Carried a fan to keep off the sun ! … Dear, dear! said one. A bear I see! I think we d better all climb a tree ! But there was nt a tree for miles around. They were too frightened to stay on the ground; So they climbed their ladder up to the top, And sat there screaming. Well drop! well drop! THE THREE WISE WOMEN. 433
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