n! 
Nice little net!

O

[Illustration]

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

[Illustration]

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

[Illustration]

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

q! 
Quaint little quail!

R

[Illustration]

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

r! 
Naughty fat rabbit!

S

[Illustration]

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

s! 
Nippity-nee!

T

[Illustration]

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

t! 
Torty never came back!

U

[Illustration]

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

u! 
Useful old urn!

V

[Illustration]

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

[Illustration]

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

x! 
Angry old Xerxes!

Y

[Illustration]

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

y! 
Dark little yew!

Z

[Illustration]

Z was some zinc,
So shiny and bright,
Which caused you to wink
In the sun’s merry light.

z! 
Beautiful zinc!

A

[Illustration]

a

A was once an apple-pie,
Pidy,
Widy,
Tidy,
Pidy,
Nice insidy,
Apple-pie!

B

[Illustration]

b

B was once a little bear,
Beary,
Wary,
Hairy,
Beary,
Taky cary,
Little bear!

C

[Illustration]

c

C was once a little cake,
Caky,
Baky,
Maky,
Caky,
Taky caky,
Little cake!