A
A was an ape,
Who stole some white tape,
And tied up his toes
In four beautiful bows.
a Funny old Ape!
B
B was a bat,
Who slept all the day,
And fluttered about
When the sun went away.
b Brown little bat!
C
C was a camel:
You rode on his hump;
And if you fell off,
You came down such a bump!
c What a high camel!
D
D was a dove,
Who lived in a wood,
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good!
d Dear little Dove!
E
E was an eagle,
Who sat on the rocks,
And looked down on the fields
And the-far-away flocks.
e Beautiful eagle!
F
F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff;
And when it was used,
It went puffy-puff-puff!
f Nice little fan.
G
G was a gooseberry,
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam,
And eaten with bread.
g Gooseberry red!
H
H was a heron,
Who stood in a stream:
The length of his neck
And his legs was extreme.
h Long-legged Heron!
I
I was an inkstand,
Which stood on a table,
With a nice pen to write with
When we are able.
i Neat little inkstand!
J
J was a jug,
So pretty and white,
With fresh water in it
At morning and night.
j Nice little jug!
K
K was a kingfisher:
Quickly he flew,
So bright and so pretty!—
Green, purple, and blue.
k Kingfisher, blue!
L
L was a lily,
So white and so sweet!
To see it and smell it
Was quite a nice treat.
l Beautiful Lily!
M
M was a man,
Who walked round and round;
And he wore a long coat
That came down to the ground.
m Funny old Man!
N
N was a nut
So smooth and so brown!
And when it was ripe,
It fell tumble-dum-down.
n Nice little Nut!
O
O was an oyster,
Who lived in his shell:
If you let him alone,
He felt perfectly well.
o Open-mouthed oyster!
P
P was a polly,
All red, blue, and green,—
The most beautiful polly
That ever was seen.
p Poor little Polly!
Q
Q was a quill
Made into a pen;
But I do not know where,
And I cannot say when.
q Nice little Quill!
R
R was a rattlesnake,
Rolled up so tight,
Those who saw him ran quickly,
For fear he should bite.
r Rattlesnake bite!
S
S was a screw
To screw down a box;
And then it was fastened
Without any locks.
s Valuable screw!
T
T was a thimble,
Of silver so bright!
When placed on the finger,
It fitted so tight!
t Nice little thimble!
U
U was an upper-coat,
Woolly and warm,
To wear over all
In the snow or the storm.
u What a nice upper-coat!
V
V was a veil
With a border upon it,
And a ribbon to tie it
All round a pink bonnet.
v Pretty green Veil!
W
W was a watch,
Where, in letters of gold,
The hour of the day
You might always behold.
w Beautiful watch!
X
X was King Xerxes,
Who wore on his head A mighty large
turban,
Green, yellow, and red.
x Look at King Xerxes!
Y
Y was a yak,
From the land of Thibet:
Except his white tail,
He was all black as jet.
y Look at the Yak!
Z
Z was a zebra,
All striped white and black;
And if he were tame,
You might ride on his back.
z Pretty striped Zebra!
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