Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 329
n again. We 11 swim up the river and through the dark wood,For there lives the tiger, so gentle and good.He 11 give us some cake and he 11 make us some tea;You know he is always good-natured to me. For I met him one day,— I was quite a small girl,—And his poor coat and whiskers were all out of… … 316 KATIE S FOREST FRIENDS. 317 He can sing a bit still, and his tea is so nice,And perhaps he will give us a strawberry ice. So stand still, my Jimmy, and let me get on,For the day is so fine and my lessons are done.We 11 swim up the river together, and thenYou 11 turn your long tail, dear, and…
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