Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 248
t to catch some fish;He took with him a basket And a little china dish. I 11 use one for the fishes, The other when I sup;For, if they meet my wishes, I 11 cook and eat them up ! He fished and fished the wholeday long,From morn till late at night;He baited hooks and watchedhis bob,But could not get… … gathered round The fishhim, Each wagging his own tail,From the little polly-woggy To the great gigantic whale.Some fish were looking scaly, And some exceeding thin,But all were glad to see theman, And offered him a fin. They said: We have nochina dish, Nor basket snug and tight;But we are very…
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