Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures

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ass

The Absolutely Abstemious Ass,
who resided in a Barrel, and only lived on
Soda Water and Pickled Cucumbers.

beetle

The Bountiful Beetle,
who always carried a Green Umbrella when it didn't rain,
and left it at home when it did.

cow

The Comfortable Confidential Cow,
who sate in her Red Morocco Arm Chair and
toasted her own Bread at the parlour Fire.

duck

The Dolomphious Duck,
who caught Spotted Frogs for her dinner
with a Runcible Spoon.

elephant

The Enthusiastic Elephant,
who ferried himself across the water with the
Kitchen Poker and a New pair of Ear-rings.

fish

The Fizzgiggious Fish,
who always walked about upon Stilts,
because he had no legs.

gull

The Good-natured Grey Gull,
who carried the Old Owl, and his Crimson Carpet-bag,
across the river, because he could not swim.

hen

The Hasty Higgeldipiggledy Hen,
who went to market in a Blue Bonnet and Shawl,
and bought a Fish for her Supper.

indian

The Inventive Indian,
who caught a Remarkable Rabbit in a
Stupendous Silver Spoon.

jay

The Judicious Jubilant Jay,
who did up her Back Hair every morning with a Wreath of Roses,
Three feathers, and a Gold Pin.

kangaroo

The Kicking Kangaroo,
who wore a Pale Pink Muslin dress
with Blue spots.

lobster

The Lively Learned Lobster,
who mended his own Clothes with
a Needle and Thread.

mouse

The Melodious Meritorious Mouse,
who played a merry minuet on the
Piano-forte.

newt

The Nutritious Newt,
who purchased a Round Plum-pudding
for his grand-daughter.

ostrich

The Obsequious Ornamental Ostrich,
who wore Boots to keep his
feet quite dry.

polly

The Perpendicular Purple Polly,
who read the Newspaper and ate Parsnip Pie
with his Spectacles.

quail

The Queer Querulous Quail,
who smoked a Pipe of tobacco on the top of
a Tin Tea-kettle.

raven

The Rural Runcible Raven,
who wore a White Wig and flew away
with the Carpet Broom.

snake

The Scroobious Snake,
who always wore a Hat on his Head, for
fear he should bite anybody.

tortoise

The Tumultuous Tom-tommy Tortoise,
who beat a Drum all day long in the
middle of the wilderness.

umbrella-maker

The Umbrageous Umbrella-maker,
whose Face nobody ever saw, because it was
always covered by his Umbrella.

vulture

The Visibly Vicious Vulture,
who wrote some Verses to a Veal-cutlet in a
Volume bound in Vellum.

wasp

The Worrying Whizzing Wasp,
who stood on a Table, and played sweetly on a
Flute with a Morning Cap.

xerxes

The Excellent Double-extra XX
imbibing King Xerxes, who lived a
long while ago.

yonghy-bonghy-bo

The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
whose Head was ever so much bigger than his
Body, and whose Hat was rather small.

zebra

The Zigzag Zealous Zebra,
who carried five Monkeys on his back all
the way to Jellibolee.