MARMADUKE ARGYLL

A Goop that always
    makes me smile
Is this one: 
    Marmaduke Argyll. 
His mouth is full
    from cheek to cheek,
Why should he then
    attempt to speak? 
It makes me smile,
    but still, the fact is,
It is a most
    unpleasant practice.

[Illustration:  Talking while Eating]

NANCY BEAL

On the sidewalk
    Nancy Beal
Throws her old
    banana peel;
Throws her apple
    skin and cores,
Right in front
    of people’s doors! 
Isn’t that a
    shocking trick? 
Ask that Goop
    to stop it, quick!

[Illustration:  Throwing away Things]

MASTER BILDAD

A puppy, when he
    gets a bone,
Will keep it for
    himself alone. 
So Bildad would not
    share his toys
Or lend them to
    the other boys. 
He was a Goop;
    and so are you
If you are ever
    selfish, too!

[Illustration:  Selfish with Toys]

PERCY BINGG

Percy Bingg,
    when he’s at play,
Is almost always
    in the way;
In the room,
    or in the street,
Always under
    people’s feet! 
Goops like that
    annoy me so!
You keep out
    the way, I know!

[Illustration:  In the Way]

BETSY BIRCH

Look at little
    Betsy Birch,
Always whispering
    in church! 
Always playing
    with the books,
Never caring
    how she looks! 
Never knowing
    Goops like her
Ought to neither
    talk nor stir!

[Illustration:  Talking in Church]

LEVI BOING

Are you a Goop,
    like Levi Boing? 
He never looks
    where he is going;
He’s always bumping
    into chairs,
And stumbling, when
    he goes upstairs;
He tips things over,
    bumps his nose. 
He can’t be careful,
    I suppose!

[Illustration:  Going Carelessly]

MARY C. C. CALL

Mary Carey
    Cory Call—­
Hear her cry and
    hear her bawl! 
Hear her groan! 
    Hear her growl! 
Hear her moan!—­
    Hear her howl! 
She’s the goopiest
    Goop of all,
Mary Carey
    Cory Call!

[Illustration:  Crying Continually]

LITTLE CORALIE

Though Coralie
    was small and sweet,
She always, always
    had wet feet. 
She liked to walk
    through puddles; so,
She always had
    a cold, you know. 
But as you aren’t
    a Goop, you try
To keep your tootsies
    warm and dry.