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THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT

 

I.

 

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea

In a beautiful pea-green boat:

They took some honey, and plenty of money

Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,

And sang to a small guitar,

"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,

What a beautiful Pussy you are,

You are,

You are!

What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

 

II.

 

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl,

How charmingly sweet you sing!

Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried:

But what shall we do for a ring?"

They sailed away, for a year and a day,

To the land where the bong-tree grows;

And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,

With a ring at the end of his nose,

His nose,

His nose,

With a ring at the end of his nose.

 

III.

 

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling

Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."

So they took it away, and were married next day

By the Turkey who lives on the hill.

 

They dined on mince and slices of quince,

Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,

They danced by the light of the moon,

The moon,

The moon,

They danced by the light of the moon.

 

 

by Edward Lear

Edited July 12, 201214 yr by Baron deSandersted

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THE DADDY LONG-LEGS AND THE FLY

 

 

I.

 

Once Mr. Daddy Long-legs,

Dressed in brown and gray,

Walked about upon the sands

Upon a summer's day:

And there among the pebbles,

When the wind was rather cold,

He met with Mr. Floppy Fly,

All dressed in blue and gold;

And, as it was too soon to dine,

They drank some periwinkle-wine,

And played an hour or two, or more,

At battlecock and shuttledore.

 

 

II.

 

Said Mr. Daddy Long-legs

To Mr. Floppy Fly,

"Why do you never come to court?

I wish you 'd tell me why.

All gold and shine, in dress so fine,

You'd quite delight the court.

Why do you never go at all?

I really think you ought.

And, if you went, you'd see such sights!

Such rugs and jugs and candle-lights!

And, more than all, the king and queen,—

One in red, and one in green."

 

 

III.

 

"O Mr. Daddy Long-legs!"

Said Mr. Floppy Fly,

"It's true I never go to court;

And I will tell you why.

If I had six long legs like yours,

At once I'd go to court;

But, oh! I can't, because my legs

Are so extremely short.

And I'm afraid the king and queen

(One in red, and one in green)

Would say aloud, 'You are not fit,

You Fly, to come to court a bit!'"

 

 

IV.

 

"Oh, Mr. Daddy Long-legs!"

Said Mr. Floppy Fly,

"I wish you 'd sing one little song,

One mumbian melody.

You used to sing so awful well

In former days gone by;

But now you never sing at all:

I wish you'd tell me why:

For, if you would, the silvery sound

Would please the shrimps and cockles round,

And all the crabs would gladly come

To hear you sing, 'Ah, Hum di Hum!'"

 

 

V.

 

Said Mr. Daddy Long-legs,

"I can never sing again;

And, if you wish, I'll tell you why,

Although it gives me pain.

For years I cannot hum a bit,

Or sing the smallest song;

And this the dreadful reason is,—

My legs are grown too long!

My six long legs, all here and there,

Oppress my bosom with despair;

And, if I stand or lie or sit,

I cannot sing one single bit!"

 

 

VI.

 

So Mr. Daddy Long-legs

And Mr. Floppy Fly

Sat down in silence by the sea,

And gazed upon the sky.

They said, "This is a dreadful thing!

The world has all gone wrong,

Since one has legs too short by half,

The other much too long.

One never more can go to court,

Because his legs have grown too short;

The other cannot sing a song,

Because his legs have grown too long!"

 

 

VII.

 

Then Mr. Daddy Long-legs

And Mr. Floppy Fly

Rushed downward to the foamy sea

With one sponge-taneous cry:

And there they found a little boat,

Whose sails were pink and gray;

And off they sailed among the waves,

Far and far away:

They sailed across the silent main,

And reached the great Gromboolian Plain;

And there they play forevermore

At battlecock and shuttledore.

 

 

 

by Edward Lear

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THE NUTCRACKERS AND THE SUGAR-TONGS

 

 

I.

 

The Nutcrackers sate by a plate on the table;

The Sugar-tongs sate by a plate at his side;

And the Nutcrackers said, "Don't you wish we were able

Along the blue hills and green meadows to ride?

Must we drag on this stupid existence forever,

So idle and weary, so full of remorse,

While every one else takes his pleasure, and never

Seems happy unless he is riding a horse?

 

 

II.

 

"Don't you think we could ride without being instructed,

Without any saddle or bridle or spur?

Our legs are so long, and so aptly constructed,

I'm sure that an accident could not occur.

Let us all of a sudden hop down from the table,

And hustle downstairs, and each jump on a horse!

Shall we try? Shall we go? Do you think we are able?"

The Sugar-tongs answered distinctly, "Of course!"

 

 

III.

 

So down the long staircase they hopped in a minute;

The Sugar-tongs snapped, and the Crackers said "Crack!"

The stable was open; the horses were in it:

Each took out a pony, and jumped on his back.

The Cat in a fright scrambled out of the doorway;

The Mice tumbled out of a bundle of hay;

The brown and white Rats, and the black ones from Norway,

Screamed out, "They are taking the horses away!"

 

 

IV.

 

The whole of the household was filled with amazement:

The Cups and the Saucers danced madly about;

The Plates and the Dishes looked out of the casement;

The Salt-cellar stood on his head with a shout;

The Spoons, with a clatter, looked out of the lattice;

The Mustard-pot climbed up the gooseberry-pies;

The Soup-ladle peeped through a heap of veal-patties,

And squeaked with a ladle-like scream of surprise.

 

 

V.

 

The Frying-pan said, "It's an awful delusion!"

The Tea-kettle hissed, and grew black in the face;

And they all rushed downstairs in the wildest confusion

To see the great Nutcracker-Sugar-tong race.

And out of the stable, with screamings and laughter

(Their ponies were cream-colored, speckled with brown),

The Nutcrackers first, and the Sugar-tongs after;

Rode all round the yard, and then all round the town.

 

 

VI.

 

They rode through the street, and they rode by the station;

They galloped away to the beautiful shore;

In silence they rode, and "made no observation,"

Save this: "We will never go back any more!"

And still you might hear, till they rode out of hearing,

The Sugar-tongs snap, and the Crackers say "Crack!"

Till, far in the distance their forms disappearing,

They faded away; and they never came back!

 

 

by Edward Lear

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