Part 5 (1/2)

LENGTHENING DAYS

As the days grow longer The storms grow stronger.

THE BLACK HEN

Hickety, pickety, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen; Gentlemen come every day To see what my black hen doth lay.

THE MIST

A hill full, a hole full, Yet you cannot catch a bowl full.

A CANDLE

Little Nanny Etticoat In a white petticoat, And a red nose; The longer she stands The shorter she grows.

MISS m.u.f.fET

Little Miss m.u.f.fet Sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a big spider, And sat down beside her, And frightened Miss m.u.f.fet away.

CURLY-LOCKS

Curly-locks, Curly-locks, wilt thou be mine?

Thou shalt not wash the dishes, nor yet feed the swine; But sit on a cus.h.i.+on, and sew a fine seam And feed upon strawberries, sugar, and cream.

HUMPTY DUMPTY

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses, and all the King's men Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again.

ONE, TWO, THREE

One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a fish alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, But I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

The little one upon the right.

THE DOVE AND THE WREN

The dove says coo, coo, what shall I do?

I can scarce maintain two.