K

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K was a kite
Which flew out of sight,
Above houses so high,
Quite into the sky.

k
Fly away, kite!

L

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L was a light
Which burned all the night,
And lighted the gloom
Of a very dark room.

l! 
Useful nice light!

M

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M was a mill
Which stood on a hill,
And turned round and round
With a loud hummy sound.

m! 
Useful old mill!

N

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N was a net
Which was thrown in the sea
To catch fish for dinner
For you and for me.

n! 
Nice little net!

O

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O was an orange
So yellow and round: 
When it fell off the tree,
It fell down to the ground.

o! 
Down to the ground!

P

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P was a pig,
Who was not very big;
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.

p! 
Cross little pig!

Q

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Q was a quail
With a very short tail;
And he fed upon corn
In the evening and morn.

q! 
Quaint little quail!

R

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R was a rabbit,
Who had a bad habit
Of eating the flowers
In gardens and bowers.

r! 
Naughty fat rabbit!

S

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S was the sugar-tongs,
Nippity-nee,
To take up the sugar
To put in our tea.

s! 
Nippity-nee!

T

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T was a tortoise,
All yellow and black: 
He walked slowly away,
And he never came back.

t! 
Torty never came back!

U

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U was an urn
All polished and bright,
And full of hot water
At noon and at night.

u! 
Useful old urn!

V

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V was a villa
Which stood on a hill,
By the side of a river,
And close to a mill.

v! 
Nice little villa!

W

[Illustration]

W was a whale
With a very long tail,
Whose movements were frantic
Across the Atlantic.

w! 
Monstrous old whale!

X

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X was King Xerxes,
Who, more than all Turks, is
Renowned for his fashion
Of fury and passion.

x! 
Angry old Xerxes!

Y

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Y was a yew,
Which flourished and grew
By a quiet abode
Near the side of a road.