Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 78
he little Elephants Are glad to have the chance —Their bath is just a frolic, as you know. The little Barbary ApeDoes not try to escape When threatened with cold water and the soap;The Hippo-potamussesDont make such awful fusses, Nor the Jaguar, nor the little Antelope. The mild, obedient YakWould… … THE LITTLE ELEPHANTS. The little Kangaroo (A naughty thing to do!) Made up an ugly face and fell a-weeping! The Puma and the Lynxes,And all the little Minkses,The Silky Tamarin,The Ounce and Pangolin,The humpbacked Impoofo,The shaggy Buffalo,May bathe, and wash, and rub,And splash, and dash, and…
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