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Pee-AH-noa PRAHK-tihss Ah DOA-tihng FAH-thehr wuhnss thehr wohz Hoo luhvd hihz DOH-tehr GEHR-dah Uhn-TIHL shee goht thih pee-AH-noa krayz Thehn hou thih PAH-shuhn stihrd hehr! Hehr FIHNG-ehrz wehr w.eye.ld EH-leh-fahnt’ss Ahnd ahz muhnth AHF-tehr muhnth hee hehrd hehr Hee tr.eye.d EHV-ree way Too stohp hehr play Frohm BR.EYE-beh-ree too MUHR-dehr Wuhn day whehn shee wohz PRAHK-tih-sihng Hee pohpd uhp bee-H.EYE.ND ahnd koht hehr Ahnd duhmpt hehr ihn hihz WHEEL-bah-roa Ahnd KAH-reed hehr ohf too SLOH-tehr TIH-pihng hehr IHN-too ah wehl hee kr.eye.d "Huh-RAH! Eye'v dround m.eye DOH-tehr!" Buht ah voiss frohm thih wehl Rahng out l.eye.k ah behl "Ah-HAH! Thayr ihzn't EH-nee WOH-tehr!"

A doting father once there was  Who loved his daughter Gerda,  Until she got the piano craze Then how the passion stirred her!  Her fingers were wild elephants’ feet,  And as month after month he heard her  He tried every way  To stop her play  From bribery to murder.  One day when she was practising,  He popped up behind and caught her  And dumped her in his wheelbarrow  And carried her off to slaughter. Tipping her into a well, he cried, "Hurrah! I've drowned my daughter!" But a voice from the well Rang out like a bell, "Aha-there isn't any water!"

Little Thomas Thomas was a little glutton Who took four times beef or mutton, Then undid a lower button And consumed plum-duff, And when he could scarcely swallow Asked if there was more to follow, As he'd still a tiny hollow That he'd like to stuff. He was told: "You won't get thinner While you will eat so much dinner; If you don't take care, some inner Part of you will burst." He replied: "What does it matter Even if I do get fatter? Put more pudding on my platter: Let it do its worst." Then one day, and little wonder, There was a report like thunder: Doors and windows flew asunder, And the cat had fits. As his anxious friends foreboded, Dangerously overloaded Thomas had at length exploded, And was blown to bits. His old nurse cried, much disgusted, "There, just when I've swept and dusted, Drat the boy! he's gone and busted, Making such a mess"; While the painful task of peeling Thomas off the walls and ceiling Gave his family a feeling Of sincere distress. When a boy, who so obese is, Scatters into tiny pieces, And the cause of his decease is Having overdined, It is hard to send a version Of the facts of his dispersion To the papers for insertion Which will be refined. Any sorrowing relation Asked for an elucidation Of the awful detonation Was obliged to say: "Germans have not been to bomb us: It was only little Thomas, Who, alas! departed from us In that noisy way."

Thih KROO-ehl NOH-tee boi Thehr wohz ah KROO-ehl NOH-tee boi, Hoo saht uh-POHN thih shoar, Ah-KAH-tchihng LIH-tehl FIH-shehz b.eye Thih DUH-zehn ahnd thih skoar. Ahnd ahz thay skwihrmd ahnd RIH-gehld thayr, Hee SHOU-tehd loud wihth glee, “Yoo SHOOR-lee KAH-noht wohnt too lihv, Yoo’r LIH-tehl-ehr thahn mee.” Djuhst thehn wihth ah mah-LIH-shuhss leer, Ahnd ah cah-PAY-shuhss sm.eye.l Bee-FOAR hihm frohm thih WOH-tehr deep, Thayr roaz ah KROH-koa-d.eye.l Hee eye.d thih LIH-tehl NOH-tee boi, Thehn heevd ah BLUH-beh-rihng s.eye, Ahnd sehd, “Yoo KAH-noht wohnt too lihv, Yoo’r LIH-tehl-ehr thahn Eye.” Thih FIH-shehz skwihrm ahnd RIH-gehl stihl, Bee-S.EYE.D thaht SAHN-dee shoar. Thih KROO-ehl LIH-tehl NOH-tee boi, Wohz NEH-vehr hehrd ohv moar.

Ah-DOHL-fuhss EHL-fihn-stoan ohv NAH-tchehz Thoht iht fuhn too play wihth MAH-tchehz Uhn-TIHL thih LIH-tehl goop hahd lehrnd Iht huhrt ah loht whehn hee goht buhrnd! Ah LIH-tehl f.eye.r ihz kweer ahnd KYOO-ree-uhss; Buht soon iht groaz kw.eye.t bihg ahnd FYOO-ree-uhss.

Adolphus Elfinstone of Nachez, Thought it fun to play with matches Until the little Goop had learned It hurt a lot when he got burned! A little fire is queer and curious; But soon it grows quite big and furious.

Djihm, Hoo rahn ah-WAY frohm hihz nuhrss, ahnd wohz EE-tehn b.eye ah L.EYE-ohn Thayr wohz ah Boi hooz naym wohz Djihm, Hihz frehndz wehr VEH-ree good too hihm. Thay gayv hihm Tee, ahnd Kaykss, ahnd Djahm, Ahnd SL.EYE-sehz ohv dee-LIH-shuhss Hahm, Ahnd TCHOH-koa-laht wihth pihnk ihn-S.EYE.D, Ahnd LIH-tehl TR.EYE-sihk-ehlz too r.eye.d, Ahnd rehd hihm STOA-reez throo ahnd throo, Ahnd EE-vehn took him too thih zoo— Buht thayr iht wohz thih DREHD-fool Fayt Bee-FEHL hihm, whihtch Eye nou ree-LAYT. Yoo now – aht leest yoo oht too noa, Fohr Eye hahv OHF-tehn toald yoo soa – Thaht TCHIHL-drehn NEH-vehr ahr ah-LOUD Too leev thayr NUHR-sehz ihn ah Krowd; Nou thihss wohz Djihm’z ee-SPEH-shahl FOI-behl, Hee rahn ah-WAY whehn hee wohz AY-behl, Ahnd ohn thihss ihn-oh-SPIH-shuhss day Hee slihpt hihz hahnd ahnd rahn ah-WAY! Hee hadn't gohn ah yahrd whehn – Bahng! Wihth OA-pehn djohz ah L.EYE-ohn sprahng, Ahnd HUHN-grih-lee bee-GAHN too eet Thih boi: bee-GIH-nihng aht hihz feet. Nou djuhst ih-MAH-djihn hou iht feels When fuhrst yoor toaz ahnd then your heelz, Ahnd then b.eye GRAHD-yoo-ahl deh-GREEZ, Yoor shihnz ahnd AHN-kihlz, kahvz ahnd neez, Ahr SLOA-lee EE-tehn, biht b.eye biht. Noa WUHN-dehr Djihm dee-TEH-stehd iht! Noa WUHN-dehr that hee SHOU-tehd “H.eye!” Thee OH-nehst KEE-pehr hehrd hihz cr.eye, Thoa VEH-ree faht hee OHL-moast rahn Too hehlp thih LIH-tehl DJEHN-tihl-mahn. “POHN-toa!” hee OHR-dehrd ahz hee kaym (Fohr POHN-toa wohz thih L.EYE-ohn’z naym), “POHN-toa!” hee cr.eye.d, with AHN-gree froun. “Leht Goa, Sihr! Doun, Sihr! Poor iht doun!” The L.EYE-ohn mayd ah SUH-dehn Stohp, Hee leht thih DAYN-tee MOHR-sehl drop, Ahnd sluhnk ree-LUHK-tahnt too hihz Kaydj, SNAHR-lihng wihth Dih-sah-POIN-tehd Raydj Buht whehn hee behnt hihm OA-vehr Djihm Thee OH-nehst KEE-pehr’z Eye.z wehr dihm. Thih L.EYE-ohn HAH-vihng reetch.d hihz Hehd, Thih MIH-zeh-rah-behl Boi wohz dehd! Whehn Nuhrss ihn-FOHRMD hihz PAY-rehntss, thay Wehr moar Kohn-SEHRND than Eye kahn say: Hihz MUH-thehr, ahz Shee dr.eye.d hehr eyes, Sehd, “Wehl - iht gihvz mee noa duhr-PR.EYE.Z, Hee wood noht doo as hee wohz toald!” Hihz FAH-thehr, hoo wohz sehlf-kohn-TROALD, Bayd ohl thih TCHIHL-drehn round ah-TEHND Too Jaym’zehz MIH-sehr-ah-bihl ehnd Ahnd OHL-wayz keep ah-HOALD ohv Nuhrss Fohr feer ohv F.EYE.N-dihng SUHM-thihng wuhrss.

There was a cruel naughty boy, Who sat upon the shore, A-catching little fishes by The dozen and the score. And as they squirmed and wriggled there, He shouted loud with glee, “You surely cannot want to live, You're little-er than me.” Just then with a malicious leer, And a capacious smile, Before him from the water deep There rose a crocodile. He eyed the little naughty boy, Then heaved a blubbering sigh, And said, "You cannot want to live, You're little-er than I." The fishes squirm and wriggle still, Beside that sandy shore, The cruel little naughty boy, Was never heard of more.

Anonymous: Careless Willie WIH-lee, wihth ah thuhrst fohr goar Nayld hihz SIH-stehr too thih doar. MUH-thehr sehd, wihth HYOO-mohr kwaint: “Nou, WIH-lee deer, doan’t skrhtch thih paynt.” Willie, with a thirst for gore, Nailed his sister to the door. Mother said, with humor quaint: "Now, Willie dear, don't scratch the paint." ——— Sister Nell Ihn thih FAH-mih-lee DRIHNG-kihng wehl WIH-lee pooshd hihz SIH-stehr Nehl Shee’z thayr yeht, bee-COHZ iht kihlt hehr - Nou wee hahv too b.eye ah FIHL-tehr In the family drinking well Willie pushed his sister Nell. She's there yet, because it kilt her - Now we have to buy a filter. ——— Young Sammy Watkins Yuhng SAH-mee WAHT-kihnz djuhmpt out ohv behd; Hee rahn too hihz SIH-stehr ahnd kuht ohf hehr hehd. Thihss gayv hihz MUH-thehr ah grayt deel ohv payn; Shee hoapss thaht hee NEH-vehr wihl doo iht ah-GAYN. Young Sammy Watkins jumped out of bed; He ran to his sister and cut off her head. This gave his dear mother a great deal of pain; She hopes that he never will do it again.

LIH-tehl TOH-mahss TOH-mahss wohz ah LIH-tehl GLUH-tohn Hoo took foar t.eye.mz beef ohr MUH-tohn, Thehn uhn-DIHD ah LOA-ehr BUH-tohn Ahnd kohnss-YOOMD pluhm-duhf, Ahnd whehn hee kood SKAYR-slee SWOH-loa Ahskd ihf thehr wohz moar too FOH-loa, Ahz hee’d stihl ah T.EYE-nee HOH-loa Thaht hee’d l.eye.k too stuhf. Hee wohz toald: “Yoo woan’t geht THIH-nehr Wh.eye.l yoo wihl eet soa muhtch DIH-nehr; Ihf yoo doan’t tayk kayr, suhm IH-nehr Pahrt ohv yoo wihl buhrst.” Hee ree-PL.EYE.D: “Whoht duhz iht MAH-tehr EE-vehn ihf Eye doo geht FAH-tehr? Poot moar POO-dihng ohn m.eye PLAH-tehr: Leht iht doo ihtss wuhrst.” Thehn wuhn day, ahnd LIH-tehl WUHN-dehr, Thayr wohz ah ree-POART l.eye.k THUHN-dehr Doarz ahnd WIHN-doaz floo ah-SUHN-dehr Ahnd thih kaht hahd fihtz. Ahz hihz AHNGK-shuhss frehndz foar-BOA-boa-dehd, DAYN-djehr-uhss-lee oa-VEHR-loa-dehd THOH-mahss hahd aht lehngth ehk-SPLOA-dehd, Ahnd wohz bloan too bihtss. Hihz oald nuhrss cr.eye.d, muhtch dihss-GUH-stehd, “Thayr, djuhst whehn Eye’ve swehpt ahnd DUHS-tehd, Draht thih boi! hee’z gohn ahnd BUH-stehd, MAY-kihng suhtch ah mehss”; Wh.eye.l thih PAYN-fool tahsk ohv PEE-lihng THOH-mahss ohf thih wohlz ahnd SEE-lihng Gayv hihz FAH-mih-lee ah FEE-lihng Ohv sihn-SEER dih-STREHSS. When ah boi, hoo soa oa-BEESS ihz, SKAH-tehrz IHN-too T.EYE-nee PEE-sehz, Ahnd thih cohz ohv hihz dee-SEESS ihz HAH-vihng oa-vehr-D.EYE.ND, Iht ihz hahrd too sehnd ah VEHR-shuhn Ohv thih fahktss ohv hihz dih-SPEHR-shuhn Too thih PAY-pehrz fohr ihn-SEHR-shuhn Whihtch wihl bee ree-F.EYE.ND EH-nee SOH-roa-ihng reh-LAY-shuhn Ahskd fohr ahn ee-LOO-sih-day-shuhn Ohv thee OH-fool deh-toh-NAY-shuhn Wohz oa-BL.EYE.DJ.D too say: “DJEHR-mahnz hahv noht been too bohm uhz: Iht wohz OAN-lee LIH-tehl TOH-mahss, Hoo, ah-LAHSS! dee-PAHr-tehd frohm uhz Ihn thaht NOI-zee way.”

Feh-LIHSS-ee-ah Rohpss FUH-nee, hou Feh-LIHSS-ee-ah Rohpss OHL-wayz HAHN-dehlss thihngz ihn shohpss OHL-wayz PIHN-tchihng, OHL-wayz POAK-ihng, OHL-wayz FEE-lihng, OHL-wayz STROA-kihng Thihngz she hahz noa r.eye.t too tuhtch! Goopss l.eye.k thaht ah-NOI mee muhtch! Felicia Ropps GELETT BURGESS Funny, how Felicia Ropps Always handles things in shops! Always pinching, always poking, Always feeling, always stroking Things she has no right to touch! Goops like that annoy me much!

Djihm, Hoo rahn ah-WAY frohm hihz nuhrss, ahnd wohz EE-tehn b.eye ah L.EYE-ohn Thayr wohz ah Boi hooz naym wohz Djihm, Hihz frehndz wehr VEH-ree good too hihm. Thay gayv hihm Tee, ahnd Kaykss, ahnd Djahm, Ahnd SL.EYE-sehz ohv dee-LIH-shuhss Hahm, Ahnd TCHOH-koa-laht wihth pihnk ihn-S.EYE.D, Ahnd LIH-tehl TR.EYE-sihk-ehlz too r.eye.d, Ahnd rehd hihm STOA-reez throo ahnd throo, Ahnd EE-vehn took him too thih zoo— Buht thayr iht wohz thih DREHD-fool Fayt Bee-FEHL hihm, whihtch Eye nou ree-LAYT. Yoo now – aht leest yoo oht too noa, Fohr Eye hahv OHF-tehn toald yoo soa – Thaht TCHIHL-drehn NEH-vehr ahr ah-LOUD Too leev thayr NUHR-sehz ihn ah Krowd; Nou thihss wohz Djihm’z ee-SPEH-shahl FOI-behl, Hee rahn ah-WAY whehn hee wohz AY-behl, Ahnd ohn thihss ihn-oh-SPIH-shuhss day Hee slihpt hihz hahnd ahnd rahn ah-WAY! Hee hadn't gohn ah yahrd whehn – Bahng! Wihth OA-pehn djohz ah L.EYE-ohn sprahng, Ahnd HUHN-grih-lee bee-GAHN too eet Thih boi: bee-GIH-nihng aht hihz feet. Nou djuhst ih-MAH-djihn hou iht feels When fuhrst yoor toaz ahnd then your heelz, Ahnd then b.eye GRAHD-yoo-ahl deh-GREEZ, Yoor shihnz ahnd AHN-kihlz, kahvz ahnd neez, Ahr SLOA-lee EE-tehn, biht b.eye biht. Noa WUHN-dehr Djihm dee-TEH-stehd iht! Noa WUHN-dehr that hee SHOU-tehd “H.eye!” Thee OH-nehst KEE-pehr hehrd hihz cr.eye, Thoa VEH-ree faht hee OHL-moast rahn Too hehlp thih LIH-tehl DJEHN-tihl-mahn. “POHN-toa!” hee OHR-dehrd ahz hee kaym (Fohr POHN-toa wohz thih L.EYE-ohn’z naym), “POHN-toa!” hee cr.eye.d, with AHN-gree froun. “Leht Goa, Sihr! Doun, Sihr! Poor iht doun!” The L.EYE-ohn mayd ah SUH-dehn Stohp, Hee leht thih DAYN-tee MOHR-sehl drop, Ahnd sluhnk ree-LUHK-tahnt too hihz Kaydj, SNAHR-lihng wihth Dih-sah-POIN-tehd Raydj Buht whehn hee behnt hihm OA-vehr Djihm Thee OH-nehst KEE-pehr’z Eye.z wehr dihm. Thih L.EYE-ohn HAH-vihng reetch.d hihz Hehd, Thih MIH-zeh-rah-behl Boi wohz dehd! Whehn Nuhrss ihn-FOHRMD hihz PAY-rehntss, thay Wehr moar Kohn-SEHRND than Eye kahn say: Hihz MUH-thehr, ahz Shee dr.eye.d hehr eyes, Sehd, “Wehl - iht gihvz mee noa duhr-PR.EYE.Z, Hee wood noht doo as hee wohz toald!” Hihz FAH-thehr, hoo wohz sehlf-kohn-TROALD, Bayd ohl thih TCHIHL-drehn round ah-TEHND Too Jaym’zehz MIH-sehr-ah-bihl ehnd Ahnd OHL-wayz keep ah-HOALD ohv Nuhrss Fohr feer ohv F.EYE.N-dihng SUHM-thihng wuhrss.

JIM, WHO RAN AWAY FROM HIS NURSE, AND WAS EATEN BY A LION HILAIRE BELLOC There was a Boy whose name was Jim; His Friends were very good to him. They gave him Tea, and Cakes, and Jam, And slices of delicious Ham, And Chocolate with pink inside, And little Tricycles to ride, And read him Stories through and through, And even took him to the Zoo- But there it was the dreadful Fate Befell him, which I now relate. You know - at least you ought to know, For I have often told you so - That Children never are allowed To leave their Nurses in a Crowd; Now this was Jim's especial Foible, He ran away when he was able, And on this inauspicious day He slipped his hand and ran away! He hadn't gone a yard when - Bang! With open Jaws, a Lion sprang, And hungrily began to eat. The Boy: beginning at his feet. Now just imagine how it feels When first your toes and then your heels, And then by gradual degrees, Your shins and ankles, calves and knees, Are slowly eaten, bit by bit. No wonder Jim detested it! No wonder that he shouted "Hi!" The Honest Keeper heard his cry, Though very fat he almost ran To help the little gentleman. "Ponto!" he ordered as he came (For Ponto was the Lion's name), "Ponto!" he cried, with angry frown. "Let go, Sir! Down, Sir! Put it down!" The Lion made a sudden Stop, He let the Dainty Morsel drop, And slunk reluctant to his Cage, Snarling with Disappointed Rage But when he bent him over Jim The Honest Keeper's Eyes were dim. The Lion having reached his Head, The Miserable Boy was dead! When Nurse informed his Parents, they Were more Concerned than I can say: - His Mother, as She dried her eyes, Said, "Well - it gives me no surprise, He would not do as he was told!" His Father, who was self-controlled, Bade all the children round attend To James' miserable end, And always keep a-hold of Nurse For fear of finding something worse.