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One morning the old Water-rat put his head out of his hole. He had bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers and his tail was like a long bit of black india-rubber. The little ducks were swimming about in the…

The King’s son was going to be married, so there were general rejoicings. He had waited a whole year for his bride, and at last she had arrived. She was a Russian Princess, and had driven all the way from…

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on…

“She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,” cried the young Student; “but in all my garden there is no red rose.” From her nest in the holm-oak tree the Nightingale heard him, and…

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars,…

One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard when—whack!—something hit her upon the head. “Goodness gracious me!” said Henny-penny; “the sky’s a-going to fall; I must go and tell the king.” So she went along and she went…

The Man In The Moon THE man in the moon, Came tumbling down, And ask’d his way to Norwich, He went by the south, And burnt his mouth With supping cold pease-porridge. My Dear, Do You Know MY dear, do…

To Make Your Candles Last For A’ TO make your candles last for a’, You wives and maids give ear-o! To put ’em out’s the only way, Says honest John Boldero. St. Swithin’S Day, If Thou Dost Rain ST. SWITHIN’s…

One Misty Moisty Morning ONE misty moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather, There I met an old man Clothed all in leather; Clothed all in leather, With cap under his chin,— How do you do, and how do you…

I Went To The Wood And Got It I WENT to the wood and got it; I sat me down and looked at it; The more I looked at it the less I liked it; And I brought it home…

Cushy Cow Bonny, Let Down Thy Milk CUSHY cow bonny, let down thy milk, And I will give thee a gown of silk; A gown of silk and a silver tee, If thou wilt let down thy milk to me.…

There Was An Old Woman THERE was an old woman Lived under a hill, And if she’s not gone She lives there still. There Was An Old Woman, As I’Ve Heard THERE was an old woman, as I’ve heard tell,…

There Were Three Jovial Welshmen THERE were three jovial Welshmen, As I have heard them say, And they would go a-hunting Upon St. David’s day. All the day they hunted, And nothing could they find But a ship a-sailing, A-sailing…

Deedle, Deedle, Dumpling, My Son John DEEDLE, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his trousers on; One shoe off, the other shoe on, Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo COCK-a-doodle-doo! My dame has lost her shoe;…

Jack And Jill Went Up The Hill Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Rosemary Green ROSEMARY green, And lavender blue, Thyme…

I Had A Little Dog, And They Called I HAD a little dog, and they called him Buff; I sent him to the shop for a hap’orth of snuff; But he lost the bag, and spill’d the snuff: “So take…

This Is The House That Jack Built THIS is the house that Jack built. 2. This is the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 3. This is the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the…

Willy Boy, Willy Boy, Where Are You Going WILLY boy, Willy boy, where are you going? I’ll go with you, if I may. “I’m going to the meadow to see them a mowing; I’m going to help them, make hay.”…