Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 290
ADUKE MARS SAVED THE LIFE OF A LION. 821 Sir Marmaduke sallied forth bravely, And marched for a mile, When a huge crocodileStepped up and saluted him gravely, (Though I think that he stifled a smile). Said the crocodile sadly, A lion Lies there in the shade Of that tropical glade,And I very much… … and that s why we summoned you in I The crocodile, noisily weeping, Concealed his delight And conducted the knightTo the den where the lion lay sleeping A truly deplorable sight.
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